Artelon as a Bio-Scaffold to Augment Collateral Ligament Repair after Knee Dislocation

INTRODUCTION: Knee dislocations (KD) have high rates of multi-ligamentous injury (MLI). Collateral ligaments rupture in 50-60% of KDs. Traditionally, collateral ligaments have undergone primary repair, though microscopic healing is not optimal. Artelon is a degradable, polyurethane urea bio- scaffol...

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Main Authors: Myers DM, Hyland S, Paulini A, Melaragno A, Passias BJ, Taylor BC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2022-07-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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Online Access:http://morthoj.org/2022/v16n2/artelon-knee-dislocation.pdf