MRI evaluation of the tibial tunnel/screw/tendon interface after ACL reconstruction using a bioabsorbable interference screw.
This article describes the complex relationship between graft, bone, and biologic interference screw. Orthopedic surgeons have just begun to understand this complex biologic relationship. Clinical outcome measurements tell very little about the biology in bone tunnels.
Singhal
Manuj C
MC
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Holzhauer
Markus
M
Powell
David
D
Johnson
Darren L
DL
D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome