Braided polypropylene augmentation device in reconstructive surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament: Long-term clinical performance of 594 patients and short-term arthroscopic results, failure analysis by scanning electron microscopy, and synovial histomorphology

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Kdolsky, R K ^a   Gibbons, D F ^a   Kwasny, O ^a   Schabus, R ^a   Plenk H , Jr ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE FIXATION; LIGAMENTS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PERFORMANCE; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BRAIDED POLYPROPYLENE AUGMENTATION DEVICE; LONG TERM CLINICAL PERFORMANCE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; SYNOVIAL HISTOMORPHOLOGY;

SURGERY;

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031051374     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100150102     Document Type: Article

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