Microporous Pure β-Tricalcium Phosphate Implants for Press-Fit Fixation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Grafts: Strength and Healing in a Sheep Model

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 996-1005

  Mayr, Hermann O ^a   Dietrich, Markwart ^a   Fraedrich, Franz ^a   Hube, Robert ^a   Nerlich, Andreas ^b   von Eisenhart Rothe, Rüdiger ^c   Hein, Werner ^a   Bernstein, Anke ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

^c Asclepios Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Biomechanics; Histology; Press fit fixation; Sheep model; Tricalcium phosphate

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GEOMETRY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPLANT; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, ANIMAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SHEEP; TIBIA;

EID: 69249229629     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.02.019     Document Type: Article

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