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Broken Delta interference screw after ACL reconstruction: a report of two cases

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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy Aims and scope

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We report two cases of an intra-articular dislocation of the proximal part of a broken biodegradable interference screw (Delta screw) used for tibial fixation of a semitendinosis gracilis graft in an unstable knee.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, St. Antonius Hospital, PO Box 2500, 3430, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

    S. M. Bollen & H. van der Hoeven

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Bollen, S.M., van der Hoeven, H. Broken Delta interference screw after ACL reconstruction: a report of two cases. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthr 14, 903–906 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-006-0058-1

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