title: Complications using bioabsorbable cross-pin femoral fixation: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The use of bioabsorbable cross-pin transcondylar fixation has remained a viable option for femoral fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Although numerous biomechanical studies have demonstrated high fixation strength and minimal slippage with use of this method of fixation, there have been increasing reports of a variety of clinical complications associated with these implants. We reviewed the literature for all complications associated with the Bio-TransFix implant and present a case report of a patient status after ACL reconstruction using Bio-TransFix cross-pin femoral fixation with iliotibial band friction syndrome from a broken cross-pin four month post-operatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Saqib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayyar
authors.forename: Ikemefuna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Onyekwelu
authors.forename: Kunal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Soterios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gyftopoulos
authors.forename: Laith M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jazrawi