Evidence-based status of microfracture technique: A systematic review of Level I and II studies

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1579-1588

  Goyal, Deepak ^a   Keyhani, Sohrab ^b   Lee, Eng Hin ^c   Hui, James Hoi Po ^c  

^a Saumya Orthocare: Centre for Advanced Surgeries of the Knee Joint   (India)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; CHONDROPATHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MICROFRACTURE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOSTEUM; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84893027502     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.05.027     Document Type: Review

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