Severe cartilage damage by broken poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) interference screw after ACL reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 283-286

  Lembeck, Burkhard ^a   Wülker, Nikolaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Bioabsorbable interference screw; Biodegradable; Poly L lactic acid

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INJURY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE SCREWS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; POLYMERS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 24044546519     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-004-0545-1     Document Type: Article

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