Arthroscopic treatment of cartilage lesions with microfracture and BST-Cargel

Arthroscopy Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Steinwachs, Matthias R ^a   Waibl, Bernhard ^a   Mumme, Marcus ^a  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CHITOSAN;

ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROFRACTURE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84904815999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22126287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2014.02.011     Document Type: Article

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