False Magnetic Resonance Imaging Persistence of a Biodegradable Anterior Cruciate Ligament Interference Screw With Chronic Inflammation After 4 Years In Vivo

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 911.e1-911.e4

  Park, Maxwell C ^a   Tibone, James E ^a  

^a KERLAN JOBE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Biodegradable screw; Infection; Inflammation; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; LAVAGE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746810984     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.06.030     Document Type: Article

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