A new rigid biodegradable anchor for meniscus refixation: Biomechanical evaluation

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 317-324

  Zantop, Thore ^a   Eggers, Anne Kathleen ^a   Musahl, Volker ^b   Weimann, Andre ^a   Hassenpflug, Joachim ^a   Petersen, Wolf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradable implants; Bucket handle tear; Contour Arrow; Meniscus Arrow; Meniscus refixation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE SURGERY; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RIGIDITY; SUTURING METHOD; ANIMAL; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREW; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MATERIALS TESTING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 11244257590     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0439-7     Document Type: Article

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