The fixation strength of a novel ACL soft-tissue graft fixation device compared with conventional interference screws: A biomechanical study in vitro

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 559-567

  Halewood, Camilla ^a   Hirschmann, Michael T ^a,b,c   Newman, Simon ^a,b   Hleihil, Jaffar ^d   Chaimski, Gershon ^e   Amis, Andrew A ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c EZ Orthopedics Tel Hai Industrial Park ^*  (Switzerland)

^d EZ Orthopedics Tel Hai Industrial Park   (Israel)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

ACL; Fixation device; Graft slippage; Knee; Pull out strength; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

AGED; ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNAL FIXATOR; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION;

AGED; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CATTLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENDONS; TITANIUM;

EID: 79952987194     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1255-5     Document Type: Article

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