Intraarticular migration of a broken biodegradable interference screw after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 865-868

  Baums, M H ^a   Zelle, B A ^a,b   Schultz, W ^a   Ernstberger, T ^a   Klinger, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Bioabsorbable interference screw; Complication; Intraarticular migration

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INJURY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREWS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; POLYMERS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 33750188985     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0049-2     Document Type: Article

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