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Severe cartilage damage from a broken absorbable screw head after fixation of an avulsion fracture of the tibial attachment of the posterior cruciate ligament: A case report

INTRODUCTION: The use of bioabsorbable interference screws has become popular for treatment of avulsion fractures of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). Complications are uncommon. We report a case of severe chondral damage caused by the early breakage of an absorbable screw head after fixation o...

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Autores principales: Li, Qiangqiang, Song, Kai, Sun, Ye, Zhang, Haojun, Chen, Dongyang, Jiang, Qing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5089102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27787373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000005180