The unpredictable material properties of bioabsorbable PLC interference screws and their adverse effects in ACL reconstruction surgery

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-297

  Konan, Sujith ^a   Haddad, Fares Sami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Adverse effects of implants; Bioabsorbable screws; Ligament reconstruction

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE; TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SYNOVITIS; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYESTERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SYNOVITIS; TIBIA; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65049088443     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0684-x     Document Type: Article

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