Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A prospective randomized clinical study of mosaic osteochondral autologous transplantation versus microfracture for the treatment of osteochondral defects in the knee joint in young athletes.
The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of mosaic-type osteochondral autologous transplantation (OAT) and microfracture (MF) procedures for the treatment of the articular cartilage defects of the knee joint in young active athletes. ⋯ Level I, Therapeutic study, randomized controlled trial, significant difference (a).
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Analgesic effect of intra-articular tramadol compared with morphine after arthroscopic knee surgery.
The aim of the study was to compare the analgesic effect of 5 mg intra-articular (IA) morphine with 50 mg IA tramadol. ⋯ Level II, randomized controlled trial that shows no significant difference and lacks narrow confidence intervals.