THE INFLUENCE OF SUBCHONDRAL VASCULARIZATION ON CHONDROMALACIA PATELLAE

Authors
NEUSEL E GRAF J
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
Journal title
Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery → ACNP
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.