Prosthetic ligaments

Prosthetic ligament 4.932,972 1990 Dunn, Lewis, Sander, Davidson. Beals, and Gill ... 

Ahlfeld, S. K., Larson R. L., and Collins, H. R. (1987), Anterior cruciate reconstruction in the chronically unstable knee using an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) prosthetic ligament. Am. J. Sports Med. 15(4) 326-330. 

Bolton CW and Bmchman WC.The Gore-Tex expanded polytetrafluoroethyl-ene prosthetic ligament. An in vitro and in vivo evaluation. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1985 196 202-213. 

Mody BS, Howard L, Harding ML, Parmar HV and Learmonth DJ.The ABC Carbon and polyester prosthetic ligament for ACL-deficient knees. Early results in 31 cases. J Bone Joint Surg Bv. 1993 75 818-821. 

Esposito IJ, Beard DJ, Dodd CAF and Shafighian B. Rehabilitation following patellar tendon or ABC prosthetic ligament reconstrnction for chronic ACL deficient knee. Knee. 1997 4 81-86. 

Fischer, S. P. and R. D. Ferkel. 1988. Prosthetic Ligament Reconstruction of the Knee. Philadelphia, PA W. B. Saunders Company. 

Class III—Premarket Approval Devices that support or sustain life or present a significant risk of illness or injury fall under the Class-Ill category. Implants, such as pacemakers and silicone gel breast implants, are Class-Ill products, as are internal tissue adhesives, thermal ablation devices, synthetic ligaments and tendons, vacumn pumps, and prosthetic hips. Class-Ill accounts for about 10% of aU medical devices. 

Christel, P. (1994), Prosthetic replacement of the anterior cruciate ligament A challenge, Clin. Mater. 15(1) 3-13. 

Schepsis, A. A., and Greenleaf, J. (1990), Prosthetic materials for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, Orthop. Rev. 19(11) 984-991. 

O Brien TK, McLeod A, Cooke WD et al. Successes and failure following 5 years of clinical experience with the Surgicraft ABC prosthetic anterior cruciate ligament. IniWUliams KR,Toni A, Middleton J, Pallotti G (eds). Interfaces in Medicine and Mechanics - 2. Elsevier Barking, 1991. 

Friedman MJ. Prosthetic anterior cruciate ligament. Clin Sports Med. 1991 10 499-513. 

McCarthy DM, ToUn BS and Schwendeman L. Prosthetic replacement for anterior cruciate ligament. In Jackson DW, Arnoczky SP, Woo SLY (eds). The Anterior Cruciate Ligament Current and Future Concepts. New York NY, Raven, 1993,343-356. 

Steadmann JR,Seeman MD and Hutton KS. Revision ligament reconstruction of failed prosthetic anterior cruciate reconstruction. Instruc Course Lee. 1995 44 417-429. 

Gries PE and Steadman JR. Revision of failed prosthetic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1996 323 78-90. 

Purchase R, Mason R, Hsu V, Rogers K, Gaughan JP and Torg J. Fourteen-year prospective results of a high-density polyethylene prosthetic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2007 17 13-19. 

Kennedy JC. Application of prosthetics to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and repair. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1983 172 125-128. 

Schepsis AA and Greenleaf J. Prosthetic materials for anterior cmciate ligament reconstruction. Orthop Rev. 1990 19 984-991. 

Mascarenhas R and MacDonald PB. Anterior cradate ligament reconstruction a look at prosthetics - past, present and possible future. McGill J Med. 2008 11 29-37. 

Fleming B, Beyraion B, Howe J, McLeod W, Pope M (1992) Effect of tension and placement of a prosthetic anterior cruciate ligament on the anteroposterior laxity of the knee. J Orthop Res 10 177-186... 

Marios Y, Roy R et al, Histopathological and immunological investigations of synthetic fibers and structures used in three prosthetic anterior cruciate ligaments in vivo study in the rat . Biomaterials, 1993, 14(4), 255-62. 

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