BACKGROUND Approximately 100,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions are performed in the USA each year. Interference screw fixation is considered the standard for rigid fixation of the graft and provides higher fixation strength compared with other devices such as staples or buttons. The present study summarizes the latest evidence comparing the effectiveness of the available clas...

BACKGROUND Mometasone furoate-releasing implants have been approved for use in the ethmoid sinuses following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) to reduce the need for medical and surgical intervention postoperatively. Outcomes have not yet been studied when these implants are utilized in other paranasal sinuses after ESS. OBJECTIVE To present a case in which bioabsorbable steroid-eluting implants...

A self-reinforced bioabsorbable poly-L-lactide/polyglycolide (SR-PLGA) 80/20 screw 2.0 mm in diameter was implanted transphyseally across the distal growth plate of the right femur in 24 immature rabbits. Radiologic evaluation revealed a mean shortening of 3.1 mm at 3 weeks, 11.1 mm at 6 weeks, 9.3 mm at 24 weeks, 9.0 mm at 48 weeks, and 12.6 mm at 72 weeks compared with the intact contralatera...

Thermal degradation of poly(lactic acid) (PLA), a biodegradable and bioabsorbable polyester, has been investigated under inert atmosphere using both isothermal and dynamic heating regimes.. Two kinetic models, one for isothermal and the other for dynamic heating regims were used to fit the experimental data. It has been demonstrated that the thermal degradation of PLA is a one-stage process wit...