title: [Absorbable SR-PGA implant in orthopaedics: preliminary results of treatment of fractures].
abstract: This article reports preliminary results of treatment in 33 patients with 36 cancellous bone fractures using absorbable rods and screws of self-reinforced polyglycolide (SR-PGA). Plaster cast was used postoperatively for 3 weeks. All fractures but one lateral ankle fracture were fixed until healed without displacement. All of them healed at six weeks after trauma. No wound infection and fluid accumulation occurred. This new device is an ideal implant for fixation of cancellous bone fracture.
authors.affiliation: Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D011100:Polyglycolic Acid