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The Biomechanical Stability of Bone Staples in Cortical Fixation of Tendon Grafts for Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Depends on the Implant Design.

Adrian DeichselMichael J RaschkeElmar HerbstChristian PeezSimon OeckenpöhlerThorben BrieseJens WermersChristoph KittlJohannes Glasbrenner
Published in: The American journal of sports medicine (2022)
The use of BSs can help to avoid the conflict of converging tunnels in multiligament reconstruction surgery. An implant design with spikes yields significantly higher biomechanical stability than BSs without spikes.
Keyphrases
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