Biodegradable meniscus refixation devices: A biomechanical study;Réparation méniscale par fixations biodégradables: Étude biomécanique comparative

Revue de Chirurgie Orthopedique et Reparatrice de l'Appareil Moteur

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-43

  Seil, R ^a   Rupp, S ^a   Jurecka, C ^a   Georg, T ^a   Kohn, D ^a  

^a Cliniques Universitaires de Sarre   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclic testing; Meniscus; Meniscus repair; Meniscus suture; Suture material

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMECHANICS; DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SWINE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MATERIALS TESTING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; SUTURES; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037322590     PISSN: 00351040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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