Comparison of bioabsorbable pins and nails in the fixation of adult osteochondritis dissecans fragments of the knee: An outcome of 30 knees

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1467-1476

  Weckström, Maria ^a,b   Parviainen, Mickael ^a,b   Kiuru, Martti J ^a   Mattila, Ville M ^a   Pihlajamäki, Harri K ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable; Fixation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Osteochondritis dissecans; Poly L lactide

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE NAIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIXATION NAIL; FIXATION PIN; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; KNEE; KUJALA SCORE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; BONE NAILS; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548190088     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507300692     Document Type: Article

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