Magnetic resonance imaging analysis of bioabsorbable interference screws used for fixation of bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts in endoscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1164-1169

  Drogset, Jon Olav ^a   Grøntvedt, Torbjørn ^a   Myhr, Gunnar ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions; Bioabsorbable interference screw; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Patellar tendon graft; Polylactic acid; Resorption

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE PATELLA TENDON BONE AUTOGRAFT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOLYSIS; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 33745566793     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505285384     Document Type: Article

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