Arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte implantation in osteochondral lesions of the talus: Mid-term T2-mapping MRI evaluation

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1376-1384

  Battaglia, Milva ^a   Vannini, Francesca ^a   Buda, Roberto ^a   Cavallo, Marco ^a   Ruffilli, Alberto ^a   Monti, Carlo ^b   Galletti, Stefano ^a   Giannini, Sandro ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Service of CT and MRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ankle; Arthroscopy; Autologous chondrocyte transplantation; Hyaline cartilage; Osteochondral lesion; T2 mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942303214     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1509-x     Document Type: Article

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