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Chondromalacia of the knee joint - principles of medical and surgical treatment

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Among 2 500 knee joint arthrotomies within 12 years (1971 .. 82) we found in 65% of all cases a chondromalacia (CHM) with a different stage of severity. The exogenous etiology is predominant to the endogenous one.

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Franke, K. (1986). Chondromalacia of the knee joint - principles of medical and surgical treatment. In: Trickey, E.L., Hertel, P. (eds) Surgery and Arthroscopy of the Knee. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71022-3_10

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