Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8720304 | Journal of Orthopaedics | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The thickness and the grade of the articular cartilages of the knee of 34 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty were evaluated by ultrasound (US) and by histology. The US grade correlated with the histological grade and the thickness of the articular cartilage measured by US. The thickness measured by US was significantly correlated with that measured by histology for the medial condyle. The US thickness was significantly less than the histological thickness for thicker articular cartilages. US grading and the thickness of the articular cartilages evaluated by US is sufficiently reliable to indicate their histological status.
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Authors
Kosuke Maeguchi, Hiromu Ito, Yugo Morita, Moritoshi Furu, Takayuki Fujii, Masayuki Azukizawa, Akinori Okahata, Kohei Nishitani, Shinichi Kuriyama, Shinichiro Nakamura, Shuichi Matsuda,