Arthroscopic surgery for chondral flaps in the knee.

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  • M J Hubbard
چکیده

A retrospective review of 50 knees in 46 patients treated by arthroscopic removal of chondral flaps is reported. There was a relationship between the site of the flap and the type of symptoms; patellofemoral flaps produced anterior knee pain, posterior condylar flaps produced instability. At review after 18 to 36 months, after a second arthroscopy in eight cases, 44 of the 50 knees had retained significant improvement and 33 were symptom-free.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume

دوره 69 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1987