Biodegradable anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft fixation screws are being utilized with increased frequency in ACL reconstruction as orthopaedic surgeons look for an alternative to metal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LYON, France — Using data from the Norwegian Knee Ligament Registry to compare 2-year revision rates of the most ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to recently published results, good clinical and radiological outcomes were seen with both fixed and ...

The interference fixation screw also has a role in cases such as this. However, careful attention to technique is required in using such screws. Using a single-incision endoscopic technique, the ...

As a professor of biomaterials at Imperial College London, Julian Jones focuses on using the latest technology to solve healthcare problems. “The surgeons tell us what they need,” he says. “As the ...

Oral surgeons and other dental practitioners faced with a challenging presentation in orthognathic and reconstructive surgery will often consider either a titanium fixation system or a biodegradable ...

Knee ligament damage is an injury all to common to sportsmen and women. The solution usually involves replacing the torn ligament with a piece of tendon from the leg, which is fixed to the bone by ...

A torn anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is one of the most common knee injuries. Approximately 200,000 Americans experience a torn ACL each year, and more than half undergo surgical repairs. Now, ...

A team of researchers from IIT-Bombay has developed the first-ever indigenous biodegradable screws that can be used to fix bone and soft tissue injuries . Commonly used bone screws (implants) made of ...