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SUBMITTER: Yoshimura I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3882677 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yoshimura Ichiro I Hagio Tomonobu T Naito Masatoshi M
Arthroscopy techniques 20130913 4
The arthroscopic bone marrow stimulation technique is defined as the first-line procedure for an osteochondral lesion of the talus. The containment of the lesion has been reported as 1 of the prognostic factors for clinical outcomes of arthroscopic bone marrow stimulation. It was surmised that lesions without a stable rim lose the protective border, thereby making stable formation of fibrocartilage less likely. The purpose of the cup-shaped technique is to improve the stability of blood clots af ...[more]