The natural history of a bioabsorbable interference screw used for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a 4-strand hamstring technique

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 707-710

  Radford, Michael J ^a   Noakes, Jennie ^a   Read, John ^a   Wood, David G ^a  

^a North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ganglion cyst; Hamstring; MRI; Poly L lactide bioabsorbable screw; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYST; EDEMA; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOLOGY; TIBIA;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGLION CYSTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA; POLYESTERS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 20344362157     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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