Soft tissue graft interference fit fixation: Observations on graft insertion site healing and tunnel remodeling 2 years after ACL reconstruction in sheep

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1245-1251

  Hunt, Patrick ^a   Rehm, Oliver ^a   Weiler, Andreas ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal model; Anterior cruciate ligament; Biodegradable interference screws; Insertion site healing; Osseous replacement

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; TENDON TRANSFER; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; POLYESTERS; SHEEP; TENDON TRANSFER; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33751259826     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0082-1     Document Type: Article

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