A biomechanical comparison of Bosworth and poly-L lactic acid bioabsorbable screws for treatment of acromioclavicular separations

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1443-1446

  Ammon, J Tucker ^a   Voor, Michael J ^a   Tillett, Edward D ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromioclavicular separation; Bosworth screw; Coracoclavicular ligament; PLLA

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID; TITANIUM;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR DISLOCATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TITANIUM;

EID: 29244470506     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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