Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 291-299 , March 2006

Articular Cartilage Paste Grafting to Full-Thickness Articular Cartilage Knee Joint Lesions: A 2- to 12-Year Follow-up

  • Kevin R. Stone, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Stone Research Foundation, San Francisco, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Kevin R. Stone, M.D., The Stone Research Foundation, 3727 Buchanan St, San Francisco, CA 94123, U.S.A.
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  • Ann W. Walgenbach, R.N.N.P., M.S.N.

      Affiliations

    • Stone Research Foundation, San Francisco, California
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  • Abhi Freyer

      Affiliations

    • Stone Research Foundation, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Thomas J. Turek

      Affiliations

    • Stone Research Foundation, San Francisco, California
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  • Donald P. Speer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona

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doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.12.051

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 291-299 , March 2006

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