Bioabsorbable polymers used in knee arthroscopy, part 1: Basic science and application

Techniques in Knee Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-198

  Siparsky, Patrick N ^a   Gramenz, Paul ^a   Gall, Kenneth ^b   D'Ambrosia, Robert ^a   Bartz, Reed L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c Nebraska Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Bioabsorbable; Fixation; Knee; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; MONOMER; POLYMER;

BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEALING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 33748597401     PISSN: 15360636     EISSN: 15381935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.btk.0000221928.66783.28     Document Type: Review

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