Recurrent locking of knee joint caused by intraarticular migration of bioabsorbable tibial interference screw after arthroscopic ACL reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 378-380

  Appelt, Andreas ^a   Baier, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorbable implants; Anterior cruciate ligament; Joint loose bodies; Polylactide; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; TENDON TRANSFER; TIBIA;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TENDON TRANSFER; TIBIA;

EID: 34047239119     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0220-9     Document Type: Article

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