Bioscrew fixation of patellar tendon autografts

Biomaterials

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 2623-2629

  Alan Barber, F ^a   Elrod, Burton F ^b   McGuire, David A ^c   Paulos, Lonnie E ^d  

^a Plano Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^b S Sports Med and Orthoped Center   (United States)

^c Knee and Arthroscopic Surgery   (United States)

^d Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Salt Lake City   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioscrew; Interference fixation screw; Patellar tendon autograft; Polylactic acid

Indexed keywords

GRAFTS; SCREWS; TENDONS;

BIOSCREW FIXATION; PATELLAR TENDON AUTOGRAFTS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

METAL; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT;

EID: 0034672874     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(00)00130-7     Document Type: Article

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