Novel scaffold-based bst-cargel treatment results in superior cartilage repair compared with microfracture in a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 1640-1650

  Stanish, William D ^a   McCormack, Robert ^b   Forriol, Francisco ^c   Mohtadi, Nicholas ^d   Pelet, Stéphane ^e   Desnoyers, Jacques ^f   Restrepo, Alberto ^g   Shive, Matthew S ^g  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

^g Piramal Life Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; POLYMER; CHITOSAN;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE REPAIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYALINE CARTILAGE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MICROFRACTURE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TIME; RIGIDITY; SHORT FORM 36; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE REPAIR; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHONDROPLASTY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY, SUBCHONDRAL; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHITOSAN; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; HYALINE CARTILAGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891509600     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.L.01345     Document Type: Article

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