[Meniscal degeneration score and NITEGE expression : immunohistochemical detection of NITEGE in advanced meniscal degeneration].

  • V Krenn
  • P Knöss
  • Wolfgang Rüther
  • M Jakobs
  • M Otto
  • M G Krukemeyer
  • A Heine
  • G Möllenhoff
  • B Kurz

Abstract

Meniscal degeneration (MD) is a structural change of fibrous cartilage that is common in orthopaedic diagnostics and relevant for health insurance matters. So far, there has been neither a standardised scoring system nor an immunohistochemical marker for MD.

Bibliographical data

Original languageGerman
Article number5
ISSN0085-4530
Publication statusPublished - 2010
pubmed 20221825