title: [Value of arthroscopy in the diagnosis of acute traumatic cartilage injuries to the knee joint].
abstract: We assessed the clinical value of arthroscopy in the diagnosis of acute traumatic cartilage injuries of the knee joint in 27 patients. Cartilage fracture was detected in the patella in 7, in the femur condyle in 3 and the tibial plateau in 6 cases. Arthroscopy proves to be a valuable modality for diagnosis of acute traumatic cartilage fracture of the knee.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, First People's Hospital of Foshan City, Foshan 528000, China. zyi@fsyyy.com
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xin-jian
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xiang-lian
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xing-Qiu
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged