Alterations of the subchondral bone in osteochondral repair - Translational data and clinical evidence

European Cells and Materials

Volumn 25, Issue , 2012, Pages 299-316

  Orth, Patrick ^a   Cucchiarini, Magali ^a   Kohn, Dieter ^a   Madry, Henning ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abrasion arthroplasty; Marrow stimulation; Microarchitecture; Microfracture; Subchondral bone; Subchondral drilling

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; BONE CYST; BONE DEFECT; BONE STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOCHONDRAL REPAIR; OSTEOPHYTE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; SUBCHONDRAL BONE ALTERATION; SUBCHONDRAL BONE PLATE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84881234559     PISSN: 14732262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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