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Review
. 2018 Oct;476(10):2101-2104.
doi: 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000255.

Classifications in Brief: Outerbridge Classification of Chondral Lesions

Casey Slattery  1 , Christopher Y Kweon
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Classifications in Brief: Outerbridge Classification of Chondral Lesions

Casey Slattery et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 Oct.
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Fig. 1 A-F
Fig. 1 A-F
These intraoperative arthroscopic images demonstrate examples of Outerbridge classification grades: (A) Grade I; (B-C) Grade II; (D) Grade III; (E-F) Grade IV.
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