Trends in Knee Articular Cartilage Treatments: An American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Database Study

In conclusion, knee articular cartilage surgical volume and patient age have both sharply declined since 2011, a trend driven by sports medicine-trained Part II examinees. This trend correlates with changes in billing and coding practices, as well as improved education from high-level studies. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Journal of Knee Surgery - February 28, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Hancock, Kyle John Westermann, Robert R. Shamrock, Alan Gregory Duchman, Kyle R. Wolf, Brian R. Amendola, Annunziato Tags: Original Article Source Type: research