Abstract

REYES CHIRINO, Guillermo; GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ, Augusto; VALDES MONTANE, Ariel  and  DIAZ PALOMINO, Eduardo. Lesions of the articular cartilage of the knee in a burden zone. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2005, vol.9, n.1, pp.13-21. ISSN 1561-3194.

A retrospective study is performed at Abel Santamaría Cuadrado Hospital in Pinar del Río from January 1999 to January 2003 in 120 patients assisted in the Service of Orthopedics and Traumatology who presented with lesions in the articular cartilage of the knee in weight load areas, managed with asthroscopic surgery, in order to evaluate the factor which influenced the progress of these patients. Out of the sample, only 13.3 % was excellent, 35 % was good, whereas 38.3 % was not good and 13.3 % was poor. Body weight, knee angular deformities, other related mechanic lesions significantly influenced the progress of these patients, according to our results as well as age and sex.

Keywords : CARTILAGE; wounds and injuries; ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE; PATIENTS.

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