Insertion Torque Pullout Strength Relationship of Soft Tissue Tendon Graft Tibia Tunnel Fixation with a Bioabsorbable Interference Screw

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 379-384

  Nyland, John ^a,b,c   Kocabey, Yavuz ^a   Caborn, David N M ^a  

^a Division of Cardiovascular Medicine   (United States)

^b Frazier Rehab Institute   (United States)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Biomechanics; Bone mineral density

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CANCELLOUS BONE; CORTICAL BONE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MATERIALS TESTING; RIGIDITY; SOFT TISSUE TENDON GRAFT TIBIA TUNNEL FIXATION; SYNTHETIC BONE; TENDON GRAFT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TORQUE; VARIANCE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 2142805899     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.01.026     Document Type: Article

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