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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021

Midterm Safety of Carbon Dioxide Insufflation of the Knee During Arthroscopic Cartilage-Based Procedures.

Judson L Penton, Travis R Flick, Felix H Savoie, Wendell M Heard, William F Sherman

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Article in Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Judson L PentonLouisiana Orthopaedic Specialists, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.
Travis R FlickDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Felix H SavoieDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Wendell M HeardDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
William F ShermanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Tulane University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhen compared with fluid arthroscopy, carbon dioxide (CO PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: To investigate the safety profile of CO STUDY

designCase series; level of evidence, 4.

methodsA retrospective chart review was performed of electronic medical records for patients who underwent arthroscopic osteochondral allograft transplantation of the knee with the use of CO

resultsWe evaluated 27 patients (14 women and 13 men) with a mean age of 38 and a mean follow-up of 39.2 months. CO

conclusionThe results of this case series suggest CO

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arthroscopycarbon dioxide insufflationcartilage allograftknee

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PMID34692876
PMCPMC8527579
OpenAlexW3205281385

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