Ten-Year Magnetic Resonance Imaging Follow-Up of Bioabsorbable Poly-L-Lactic Acid Interference Screws After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 370.e1-370.e3

  Warden, William H ^a   Chooljian, Dianna ^b   Jackson, Douglas W ^a  

^a Southern California Center for Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b Memorial Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable; BioScrew; Interference fixation screw; Magnetic resonance imaging; Patellar tendon autograft; Poly L lactic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYLACTIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOSSEOUS FLUID COLLECTION; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT INSTABILITY; LONG TERM CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA TENDON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA; ARTHROSCOPY; INJURY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SCREWS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; LACTIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERS;

EID: 43049083366     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.12.032     Document Type: Article

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