Improvement of bone-tendon fixation by porous titanium interference screw: A rabbit animal model

Authors :: Pei-I, Tsai
Chih-Yu, Chen
Shu-Wei, Huang
Kuo-Yi, Yang
Tzu-Hung, Lin
San-Yuan, Chen
Jui-Sheng, Sun
Source :: Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society. 36(10)
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: The interference screw is a widely used fixation device in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgeries. Despite the generally satisfactory results, problems of using interference screws were reported. By using additive manufacturing (AM) technology, we developed an innovative titanium alloy (Ti

Subjects :: Tendons
Titanium
Random Allocation
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Bone Screws
Animals
Rabbits
X-Ray Microtomography
Porosity
Biomechanical Phenomena

ISSN :: 1554527X
Volume :: 36
Issue :: 10
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society
Accession number :: edsair.pmid..........41940b40713922f0974325d4a450d314

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