Microfracture technique versus osteochondral autologous transplantation mosaicplasty in patients with articular chondral lesions of the knee: a prospective randomized trial with long-term follow-up

PURPOSE: To compare long-term functional and radiological outcome following microfracture technique (MF) versus osteochondral autologous transplantation (OAT) mosaicplasty for treating focal chondral lesions of the knee. METHODS: Twenty-five patients (mean age 32.3 years, SD 7.7) with a full-thickne...

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Autores principales: Ulstein, Svend, Årøen, Asbjørn, Røtterud, Jan Harald, Løken, Sverre, Engebretsen, Lars, Heir, Stig
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4028546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24441734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-014-2843-6