Femoral fracture following knee ligament reconstruction surgery due to an unpredictable complication of bioabsorbable screw fixation: A case report and review of literature

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-55

  Konan, Sujith ^a   Haddad, Fares Sami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Bioabsorbable screws; Bone tunnel fracture; Ligament reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; RUGBY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE SCREWS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77949654752     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-009-0079-x     Document Type: Review

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