Osteochondral autologous transplantation versus microfracture for the treatment of articular cartilage defects in the knee joint in athletes.

R, Gudas; E, Stankevicius; E, Monastyreckiene; D, Pranys; RJ, Kalesinskas

doi:10.1007/s00167-006-0067-0

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Osteochondral autologous transplantation versus microfracture for the treatment of articular cartilage defects in the knee joint in athletes.

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Gudas R

Stankevicius E

Monastyreckiene E

Abstract

The purpose of this prospective randomized clinical study was to compare the outcomes of mosaic type autologous osteochondral transplantation (OAT) and microfracture (MF) procedures for the treatment of the articular cartilage defects of the knee joint in athletes. Between 1998 and 2002, a total of ...

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