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Feasibility Study to Determine if Microfracture Surgery Using Water Jet Drilling Is Potentially Safe for Talar Chondral Defects in a Caprine Model

OBJECTIVE: Surgical microfracture is considered a first-line treatment for talar osteochondral defects. However, current rigid awls and drills limit access to all locations in human joints and increase risk of heat necrosis of bone. Using a flexible water jet instrument to drill holes can improve th...

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Autores principales: Kok, Aimee C., den Dunnen, Steven, Lambers, Kaj T.A., Kerkhoffs, Gino M.M.J., Tuijthof, Gabrielle J.M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8721612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31646879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1947603519880332