Knee joint chondromalacia in adolescents: an arthroscopic study
Rev. bras. reumatol
;
29(4): 121-6, jul.-ago. 1989. tab, ilus
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-80464
ABSTRACT
Sixteen patients (19 knee joints) with patellofemoral chondromalacia aged from 10 a 16 years were diagnosed and treated by arthroscopy. Clinical and radiographic elements with emphasis on the main advantages of arthroscopic technique for diagnosing and treating chondromalacia were presented. The importance of better understanding of this disease for the differential diagnosis of the knee joint pathology in adolescents is emphasized
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Arthroscopy
/
Cartilage Diseases
/
Knee Joint
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. bras. reumatol
Journal subject:
Rheumatology
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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