Embossing of a screw thread and TCP granules enhances the fixation strength of compressed ACL grafts with interference screws

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 268-274

  Farshad, Mazda ^a   Weinert Aplin, Robert A ^a   Stalder, Michael ^a   Koch, Peter P ^a   Snedeker, Jess G ^a   Meyer, Dominik C ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ACL hamstring grafts; Compression; Embossing; Fixation strength; Interference screws; TCP

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CATTLE; EVALUATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SWINE; TENDON; TENODESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CATTLE; PRESSURE; SWINE; TENDONS; TENODESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84856096884     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1623-9     Document Type: Article

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