Initial Fixation Strength of Two Bioabsorbable Pins for the Fixation of Hamstring Grafts Compared to Interference Screw Fixation: Single Cycle and Cyclic Loading

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 641-649

  Zantop, Thore ^a   Weimann, Andre ^a   Rümmler, Markus ^a   Hassenpflug, Joachim ^a   Petersen, Wolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cyclic testing; Failure mode; Hamstring graft fixation; Maximal load; Tensile stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSORPTION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE; LOADING TEST; MUSCLE GRAFT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CATTLE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 1942439036     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399703258616     Document Type: Article

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