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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Orthopedic Procedures > Arthroplasty > Arthroplasty, Subchondral
Therapeutics > Orthopedic Procedures > Arthroplasty > Arthroplasty, Subchondral
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Plastic Surgery Procedures > Arthroplasty > Arthroplasty, Subchondral

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Arthroplasty, Subchondral  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Subchondral Arthroplasty

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2008

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054544

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