THE INFLUENCE OF SUBCHONDRAL VASCULARIZATION ON CHONDROMALACIA PATELLAE

Authors
Citation
E. Neusel et J. Graf, THE INFLUENCE OF SUBCHONDRAL VASCULARIZATION ON CHONDROMALACIA PATELLAE, Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 115(6), 1996, pp. 313-315
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
ISSN journal
09368051
Volume
115
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
313 - 315
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-8051(1996)115:6<313:TIOSVO>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
An experiment was carried out on 40 rabbits in which the blood supply to the patella was interrupted for periods from 2 weeks to 6 months. W ith prolonged ischaemia, there were clear changes in the articular car tilage which were comparable with those seen in chondromalacia patella e.