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Knee Cartilage Defect Patients Enrolled in Randomized Controlled Trials Are Not Representative of Patients in Orthopedic Practice

OBJECTIVE: Knee cartilage defects represent a socioeconomic burden and may cause lifelong disability. Studies have shown that cartilage defects are detected in approximately 60% of knee arthroscopies. In clinical trials, the majority of these patients are excluded. This study investigates whether pa...

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Autores principales: Engen, C.N., Engebretsen, L., Årøen, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4297053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26069562
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1947603510373917