Graft Laceration and Pullout Strength of Soft-Tissue Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: In Vitro Study Comparing Titanium, Poly-D,L-Lactide, and Poly-D,L-Lactide-Tricalcium Phosphate Screws

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1204-1210

  Zantop, Thore ^a   Weimann, Andre ^a   Schmidtko, Romana ^b   Herbort, Mirco ^a   Raschke, Michael J ^a   Petersen, Wolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradable implants; Graft damage; Osteoconductive; Properties; Revision

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; POLYLACTIDE; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; GRAFT FAILURE; IMPLANT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIBIA; TISSUE GRAFT;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CATTLE; LACERATIONS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYESTERS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TITANIUM;

EID: 33750428192     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.06.015     Document Type: Article

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