1985•Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British VolumeRequires access

Fracture-separation of articular cartilage in the adult knee

C Johnson-Nurse, D. J. Dandy

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Seventy-six knees with fracture-separations of articular cartilage are described. The lesion involved the full thickness of the articular surface with exposed subchondral bone in 28 knees and only part of the thickness in 48. The clinical features and distribution of the lesions within the knee are described.

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Key concepts: Articular cartilage, Articular surface, Subchondral bone, Medicine, Fracture (geology), Cartilage, Lesion, Knee Joint