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Research Article

Intraarticular location predicts cartilage filling and subchondral bone changes in a chondral defect

A randomized, blind, long-term follow-up trial involving 82 rabbit knees

Stig Heir Martina Hansens Hospital, Bærum; Institute of Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo; Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, OsloCorrespondence[email protected]
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Asbjørn Årøen Institute of Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo; Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo; Orthopedic Center, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
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Sverre Løken Institute of Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo; Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo; Orthopedic Center, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
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Steinar Sulheim Innlandet Hospital Lillehammer, Lillehammer
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Lars Engebretsen Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo; Orthopedic Center, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
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Finn P Reinholt Division of Pathology, University of Oslo, and Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
Pages 619-627 | Received 18 May 2009, Accepted 02 Jul 2010, Published online: 04 Oct 2010

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