Bioabsorbable Versus Metal Screw in the Fixation of Tibial Tubercle Transfer: A Cadaveric Biomechanical Study.

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Published in Orthop J Sports Med on July 10, 2017

Authors

Janne T Nurmi1, Ari Itälä2, Raine Sihvonen3, Petri Sillanpää4, Pekka Kannus5,6, Harri Sievänen6, Teppo L N Järvinen7

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
2: Terveystalo\-Pulssi Hospital, Turku, Finland.
3: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hatanpää Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
4: Dextra Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
5: Tampere Research Center of Sports Medicine, Tampere, Finland.
6: UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland.
7: Clinical Medicine/Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

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