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Tissue structure modification in knee osteoarthritis by use of joint distraction: an open 1-year pilot study

BACKGROUND: Modification of joint tissue damage is challenging in late-stage osteoarthritis (OA). Few options are available for treating end-stage knee OA other than joint replacement. OBJECTIVES: To examine whether joint distraction can effectively modify knee joint tissue damage and has the potent...

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Autores principales: Intema, Femke, Van Roermund, Peter M, Marijnissen, Anne C A, Cotofana, Sebastian, Eckstein, Felix, Castelein, Rene M, Bijlsma, Johannes W J, Mastbergen, Simon C, Lafeber, Floris P J G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3128325/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21565898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.142364