Degenerative Arthritis of the Knee in Active Patients: Evaluation and Management
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Vol. 7 (6) , 389-402
- https://doi.org/10.5435/00124635-199911000-00005
Abstract
The natural history and treatment of degenerative arthritis of the knee in active patients is a topic of great interest, with continually evolving concepts and techniques. Osteoarthritis is a spectrum of clinical entities, ranging from focal chondral defects to established arthrosis resultinKeywords
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