Bioabsorbable Expansion Bolt Fixation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 418, Issue , 2004, Pages 225-230

  Piltz, Stefan ^a   Steinbauer, T ^a   Meyer, L ^a   Plitz, W ^a   Andress, H J ^a   Lob, G ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE GRAFT; DEVICE; IMPLANT; INTERLOCKING NAIL; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

EID: 0942287283     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200401000-00039     Document Type: Article

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