Degree of preoperative subchondral bone edema is not associated with pain and graft outcomes after matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2689-2698

  Ebert, Jay R ^a   Smith, Anne ^b   Fallon, Michael ^c   Wood, David J ^a   Ackland, Timothy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Perth Radiological Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

magnetic resonance imaging; matrix induced autologous chondrocyte implantation; postoperative assessment; subchondral bone marrow edema

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BONE MARROW DISEASE; CARTILAGE CELL; CHONDROPLASTY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY, SUBCHONDRAL; BONE MARROW DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910091517     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514548022     Document Type: Article

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