Long-term degradation of a poly-lactide co-glycolide/β-tricalcium phosphate biocomposite interference screw

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 637-643

  Barber, F Alan ^a   Dockery, W D ^b   Hrnack, Scott A ^a  

^a Plano Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^b American Radiology Associates PA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETER; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE; BONE CONDUCTION; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CINCINNATI SCORE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIXATION DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERFERENCE SCREW; INTERNATIONAL KNEE DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE SCORE; KNEE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LONG TERM CARE; LYSHOLM SCORE; MALE; OSSIFICATION; PATELLA; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEGNER SCORE; TENDON; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE REGENERATION; BONE SCREWS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954746799     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.11.056     Document Type: Article

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