Determination of fixation strength of large-diameter interference screws

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 70-74

  Matthews, Leslie S ^a,b   Parks, Brent G ^a   Sabbagh, Ronald C ^a  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Union Memorial Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Biomechanical test; Bone tendon grafts; Fixation strength; Interference screw; Knee reconstruction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; STRENGTH; TENDON GRAFT;

EID: 0031886585     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(98)70123-9     Document Type: Article

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