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interference screw Orthopedics A specialty screw occasionally used to repair the anterior cruciate ligament. See Screw. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the second section is preoperative questions are subjected including dropping the graft to the floor, posterior wall blowout, knees without hamstring tendon, graft amputation by interference screw, to avoid vertical tunnel in tibia, fixation methods of graft, femoral and tibial tunnel positioning. When a mismatch is confirmed, the femoral bone block inside the femoral tunnel is recessed by 10 mm and then fixed with one interference screw or 2 bio-absorbable Rigidfix pins, with a view to provide secure fixation (Fig. The company says the Sterling interference screws have been recently implanted as tendon fixation for ACL replacement surgeries, and Sterling cancellous chips and cubes have been used as bone graft substitutes for total hip replacement revision procedures. |
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