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ICL-15 Cartilage Lesion and the Patellofemoral Joint

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Patellar cartilage lesions are one of the most frequent articular cartilage defects seen in knee arthroscopic procedures [1]. Today, the understanding of articular cartilage structure, biochemistry, and biomechanics has significantly improved, and most problems of the patellofemoral joint have been clarified. However, lesions of the articular cartilage of the patellofemoral joint still pose a clinical and therapeutical problem.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

    Antonio Gigante

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK

    A. A. Amis

  3. Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini, Milan, Italy

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  4. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

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  5. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

    K. Frederic Almqvist

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Gigante, A., Amis, A.A., Berruto, M., Doral, M.N., Almqvist, K.F. (2014). ICL-15 Cartilage Lesion and the Patellofemoral Joint. In: Zaffagnini, S., Becker, R., Kerkhoffs, G., Espregueira Mendes, J., van Dijk, C. (eds) ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-53983-1_10

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