[Extensive osteolysis secondary to the implantation of thread in bone (author's transl)].
The authors have treated a severe strain of the knee in which the anterior cruciate ligament was reinserted using a Dacron thread driven through a tunnel in the upper end of the tibia. 7 years later a lytic bone lesion had to be grafted in which remnants of the Dacron were found. The role of low grade infection or intolerance to foreign material is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013977:Tibia
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates
Réaction ostéolytique tardive massive autour de fils trans-osseux.