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- adjective anatomy Pertaining to
bone andcartilage .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He rejected the traditional repairs - fusion and the use of an artificial joint - to try a procedure known as osteochondral allograft, in which human tissue from a donor bank is used to reinforce what is already there.
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Effect of He-Ne laser radiation on healing of osteochondral defect in rabbit: A histological study, pg.
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The Kensey Nash Cartilage Repair Device (CRD) is a biphasic, bioresorbable scaffold intended to be implanted at the site of a focal articular cartilage lesion or osteochondral defect in the knee.
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The Kensey Nash Cartilage Repair Device (CRD) is a biphasic, bioresorbable scaffold intended to be implanted at the site of a focal articular cartilage lesion or osteochondral defect in the knee.
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The CRD is intended to serve as a scaffold for cellular and matrix in-growth in osteochondral defect repair such as bone and/or cartilage, which is not intrinsic to the stability of the tissue.
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One type of overuse includes osteochondral lesions, which are tears or fractures in the cartilage and underlying bone, covering the elbow joint.
Science Blog BJS 2010
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Of those 26 players, 22 (84.6 percent) had osteochondral lesions, including:
Science Blog BJS 2010
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Effect of He-Ne laser radiation on healing of osteochondral defect in rabbit: A histological study, pg.
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Twenty-five percent of young players experience elbow pain; pitchers have highest rate of osteochondral lesions
Science Blog BJS 2010
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Pitchers are found to have the highest rate of osteochondral lesions, tears or fractures in the cartilage covering one of the bones in a joint.
TOP STORIES - News 8 2010
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