Loose intra-articular body following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 348-350

  Cossey, A J ^a   Paterson, R S ^a  

^a Sportsmed SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Bioabsorbable fixation; Loose body

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POLYLACTIC ACID; STEROID;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE EROSION; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; EDEMA; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; JOINT DESTRUCTION; JOINT INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TENDON GRAFT;

EID: 14844314777     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.11.010     Document Type: Article

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