Intraoperative complications using the Bio-Transfix femoral fixation implant in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 375-379

  Kokkinakis, Michail ^a   Ashmore, Alexander ^a   El Guindi, Magdi ^a  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Bio Transfix; Complications; Iliotibial band friction syndrome; Nitinol wire; Technical note

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIXATION DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; ILIOTIBIAL BAND FRICTION SYNDROME; IMPLANT; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT STABILITY; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE PAIN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPORT INJURY; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 77950866599     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-009-0976-8     Document Type: Article

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