Fracture of bilok interference screws on insertion during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Smith, Chadwick A ^a   Duncan Tennent, T ^a   Pearson, Sara E ^a   Beach, William R ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Research of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Bioabsorbable interference screws; Screw breakage

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649112483     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2003.09.012     Document Type: Article

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