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15915832

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
Partial thickness articular cartilage defects in the knee are commonly encountered clinical problems. Recently, use of radiofrequency-based devices for performing arthroscopic chondroplasty has gained popularity. However, published experimental studies using different methods for evaluating the histologic effects of radiofrequency-chondroplasty on surrounding cartilage offer contradictory results. To date, few clinical findings after radiofrequency-based chondroplasty have been reported. We present four patients where follow-up arthroscopy documented partial thickness articular defects treated previously with radiofrequency-based chondroplasty to be completely filled with stable repair tissue. No attempt was made to stimulate cartilage regeneration (ie, abrasion or microfracture) in any of these cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1538-8506
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
116-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Second-look arthroscopic observations after radiofrequency treatment of partial thickness articular cartilage defects in human knees: report of four cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports