Comparison of bioabsorbable interference screws and posts for distal fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-127

  Gawȩda, Krzysztof ^a,b   Walawski, Jacek ^a,b   Wȩgłowski, Robert ^a   Krzyzanowski, Wojciech ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b Orthopaedic Surgery Department   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFUSION; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPLITEAL CYST; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE CYSTS; BONE SCREWS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59449092035     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-007-0482-y     Document Type: Article

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