Late foreign-body reaction after treatment of distal radial fractures with poly-L-lactic acid bioabsorbable implants: a report of three cases

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Nov 17;92(16):2719-24. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01761.
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MeSH terms

  • Absorbable Implants / adverse effects*
  • Adult
  • Debridement / methods
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Foreign-Body Reaction / diagnosis
  • Foreign-Body Reaction / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intra-Articular Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Intra-Articular Fractures / surgery*
  • Lactic Acid / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Orthopedic Procedures / adverse effects
  • Orthopedic Procedures / methods
  • Polyesters
  • Polymers / adverse effects*
  • Radiography
  • Radius Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Radius Fractures / surgery*
  • Reoperation / methods
  • Sampling Studies
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Polyesters
  • Polymers
  • Lactic Acid
  • poly(lactide)