Extra-articular and Transcutaneous Migration of the Poly-l/d-lactide Interference Screw After Popliteal Tendon Reconstruction

Overview

Journal Rev Bras Ortop

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2017 Apr 15

PMID 28409145

Citations 1

Authors

Camilo Partezani Helito

Noel O Foni

Marcelo Batista Bonadio

Jose Ricardo Pecora

Marco Kawamura Demange

Fabio Janson Angelini

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Abstract

Knee ligament reconstructions are commonly performed orthopedic procedures. Graft fixation is generally performed with metallic or absorbable interference screws. In a recent study, only ten reports of screw migration were retrieved; of these, only one was not related to the anterior cruciate ligament, and the majority was related to the use of poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) screws. Only one case retrieved in the literature reported screw migration in reconstructions of the posterolateral corner, and that was to the intra-articular region. In the present article, the authors report a case of extra-articular and transcutaneous migration of a poly-l/d-lactide (PDLLA) interference screw following popliteal tendon reconstruction. Besides being the first case of popliteal tendon migration with extra-articular screw migration, no reports of PDLLA screw migration were retrieved in the literature.

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