Trends in the surgical treatment of articular cartilage lesions in the United States: An analysis of a large private-payer database over a period of 8 years

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 222-226

  McCormick, Frank ^a   Harris, Joshua D ^a   Abrams, Geoffrey D ^a   Frank, Rachel ^a   Gupta, Anil ^a   Hussey, Kristen ^a   Wilson, Hillary ^a   Bach Jr , Bernard ^a   Cole, Brian ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOGRAFT; CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; CHONDROPLASTY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893496858     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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