| Literature DB >> 7768653 |
M S Pedersen1, A Z Moghaddam, K Bak, J S Koch.
Abstract
Seventy-seven patients with mild to moderate gonarthrosis of the knee were treated by subchondral bone drilling, and followed for from 2 to 7 years. Patients with generalised arthrosis benefited more than those with unicompartmental involvement. Pain, assessed by a visual analogue scale, was significantly reduced compared with a control group of 16 patients who had a diagnostic arthroscopy only. Drilling is a safe procedure with few complications and can be used in patients when more extensive surgery is not yet indicated or possible.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7768653 DOI: 10.1007/BF00184908
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Orthop ISSN: 0341-2695 Impact factor: 3.075