Biomechanical evaluation of a medial knee reconstruction with comparison of bioabsorbable interference screw constructs and optimization with a cortical button

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1532-1541

  Wijdicks, Coen A ^a   Brand, Emily J ^b   Nuckley, David J ^b   Johansen, Steinar ^c   LaPrade, Robert F ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^c  

^a STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cortical button; Interference screw; Superficial medial collateral ligament

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KNEE; KNEE LIGAMENT; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSTHESIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; CATTLE; KNEE JOINT; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 77956260448     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1127-z     Document Type: Article

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