Long-Term Absorption of Poly-L-Lactic Acid Interference Screws

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 820-826

  Barber, F Alan ^a   Dockery, W Dee ^b  

^a Plano Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^b American Radiology Associates PA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Biodegradable polymers; Interference screw; Patellar tendon autograft; PLLA

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BONE GROWTH; BONE SCREW; CALCIFICATION; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERFERENCE SCREW; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PATELLA TENDON; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; TENDON GRAFT; TRABECULAR BONE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POLYMERS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33746796725     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.04.096     Document Type: Article

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