MRI in ACL reconstructive surgery with PDLLA bioabsorbable interference screws: Evaluation of degradation and osteointegration processes of bioabsorbable screws;La RM negli interventi di ricostruzione del LCA con viti ad interferenza bioriassorbibili in PDLLA: Valutazione dei processi di degradazione ed osteointegrazione delle viti bioriassorbibili

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 47-57

  Macarini, Luca ^a   Murrone, Mario ^a   Marini, Stefania ^a   Mocci, Andrea ^b   Ettorre, Giovanni Carlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Bioabsorbable interference screws; Knee; MR

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA TENDON; TIBIA;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METALS; OSSEOINTEGRATION; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 1542406074     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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