Long-term Absorption of β-Tricalcium Phosphate Poly-L-Lactic Acid Interference Screws

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 441-447

  Barber, F Alan ^a   Dockery, William D ^b  

^a Plano Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^b American Radiology Associates PA   (United States)

Author keywords

tricalcium phosphate; Anterior cruciate ligament; Biodegradable polymers; Interference screw; Patellar tendon autograft; Poly L lactic acid

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; LACTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BONE CONDUCTION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SCREWS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; COHORT STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POLYMERS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41049111610     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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