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Preferred term

Arthroplasty, Subchondral  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Surgical techniques used to correct or augment healing of chondral defects in the joints (CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR). These include abrasion, drilling, and microfracture of the subchondral bone to enhance chondral resurfacing via autografts, allografts, or cell transplantation.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Subchondral Arthroplasty

In other languages

  • French

  • Chirurgie arthroplastique de l'os sous-chondral
  • Techniques de stimulation de l'os sous-chondral

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WHC3MLLD-K

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