title: Biofix arrow appearing as a subcutaneous foreign body.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Baylor Sports Medicine Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Oliverson
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lintner
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid