Ultrasonic probe is useful for in vivo quantitative assessment of medial femoral condyle articular cartilage |
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| Authors: | Takashi Shimizu Shigeyuki Wakitani Yoshinari Tanaka Yasukazu Yonetani Yoshiki Shiozaki Katsuji Shimizu Shuji Horibe |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Osaka, Japan;(2) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan;(3) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Purpose Although objective evaluation of articular cartilage is important for assessing the outcome of surgical treatment, no reliable method has yet been developed. It has recently been reported that quantitative ultrasound is applicable for assessment of living human cartilage. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether quantitative ultrasound is able to detect subtle changes in articular cartilage, as well as age-related changes in normal cartilage during arthroscopic surgery. |
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