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Chondral injury from bioabsorbable screws after meniscal repair
A Kumar1, K Malhan, S N Roberts
1National Centre for Surgery of Sports Injury, Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire, England. arunkumar@supanet.com
Abstract:
A case of chondral injury after medial meniscal repair with a headless bioabsorbable screw is reported. As these implants can take a long time to be absorbed, all arthroscopic surgeons should be aware of possibility of this complication during this period.