Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using the Bio-TransFix femoral fixation device and anteromedial portal technique

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 497-501

  Hantes, Michael E ^a,b   Dailiana, Zoe ^a   Zachos, Vasilios C ^a   Varitimidis, Sokratis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Anteromedial portal; Bio TransFix; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE NAIL; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE NAILS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LACTIC ACID; POLYMERS; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 33746346723     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-005-0705-y     Document Type: Article

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