Biofix arrow appearing as a subcutaneous foreign body.
Recent progress in meniscal repair technology has included the development of bioabsorbable implants that can be inserted without a posterior incision. Satisfactory success rates have been reported. Reports of complications have been rare. We present 5 cases of failure of a biodegradable meniscal repair implant, each of which presented as a subcutaneous foreign body.
Oliverson
T J
TJ
Baylor Sports Medicine Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Lintner
D M
DM
D000042:Absorption; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid