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Redesigning Metal Interference Screws Can Improve Ease of Insertion While Maintaining Fixation of Soft-Tissue Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Grafts

PURPOSE: To compare the fixation strength and loads on insertion of a titanium alloy interference screw with a modified tip against a conventional titanium interference screw. METHODS: Slippage of bovine digital extensor tendons (as substitutes for human tendon grafts) under cyclic loading and inter...

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Autores principales: Athwal, Kiron K., Lord, Breck R., Milner, Piers E., Gutteridge, Alex, Williams, Andy, Amis, Andrew A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7190538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32368750
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2020.01.004