Quantitative Evaluation of the Mechanical Risks Caused by Focal Cartilage Defects in the Knee

Focal cartilage lesions can proceed to severe osteoarthritis or remain unaltered even for years. A method to identify high risk defects would be of utmost importance to guide clinical decision making and to identify the patients that are at the highest risk for the onset and progression of osteoarth...

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Main Authors: Venäläinen, Mikko S., Mononen, Mika E., Salo, Jari, Räsänen, Lasse P., Jurvelin, Jukka S., Töyräs, Juha, Virén, Tuomas, Korhonen, Rami K.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5126640/