Comparison of polylactide screw and expansion bolt in bioabsorbable fixation with patellar tendon bone graft for anterior cruciate ligament rupture of the knee: A preliminary study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 296-302

  Tuompo, P ^a   Partio, E K ^a   Jukkala Partio, K ^a   Pohjonen, T ^b   Helevirta, P ^b   Rokkanen, P ^a  

^a Toolo Hospital   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Bioabsorbable; Expansion plug; Polylactide; Self reinforced poly L lactide screw

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POLYESTERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE; TIBIA;

EID: 0032606108     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670050167     Document Type: Review

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