Comparison of Different Sizes of Bioabsorbable Interference Screws for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Bioabsorbable Bead Augmentation in a Porcine Model

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1101-1107

  Shen, Pei Hung ^a   Lien, Shiu Bii ^a   Shen, Hsain Chung ^a   Wang, Chih Chien ^a   Huang, Guo Shu ^a   Chao, Kuo Hua ^a   Lee, Chian Her ^a,b   Lin, Leou Chyr ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Bioabsorbable bead; Graft fixation

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; LACERATION; NONHUMAN; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON RUPTURE; TORQUE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LACERATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUS SCROFA; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 70349435993     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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