Are cartilage repair and restoration procedures in the knee without respecting alignment fruitless? A comprehensive review
Introduction: Both in the tibio-femoral and the patello-femoral (PF) joint, malalignment results in chronic overloading and plays a central role in the initiation, location and progression of cartilage defects. A vicious cycle is present, where erosion and secondary ligament attenuation promote furt...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cartilage & Joint Preservation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667254522000373 |