polylevolactic acid

01/01/2002 - "Polylevolactic acid screws are effective in stabilizing disruption of the syndesmosis during healing of unstable ankle fractures. "
01/01/2007 - "In this prospective randomized study, bioabsorbable 4.5-mm SR-PLA70 screws were compared with SR-PLLA screws in the treatment of displaced ankle fractures in adults. "
01/01/2007 - "SR-PLA70 and SR-PLLA screws are suitable in selected cases for the fixation of ankle fractures, but the mechanical stability of the fixation has to be carefully monitored perioperatively."
07/01/2005 - "Polylevolactic acid screws worked as well, or slightly better than, metallic ones in syndesmosis fixation in patients with an ankle fracture."
01/01/2002 - "A long-term clinical study on dislocated ankle fractures fixed with self-reinforced polylevolactide (SR-PLLA) implants."

01/01/2002 - "The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the efficacy of screws made of polylevolactic acid (PLLA) in the treatment of syndesmotic disruptions associated with ankle fractures and fracture-dislocations. "

12/01/2002 - "The results of the use of a bioabsorbable SR-PLLA urethral stent for the treatment of recurrent strictures were encouraging. "
12/01/2002 - "An SR-PLLA spiral stent with a bioabsorption time of 10 to 12 months was inserted into the urethra at the stricture site immediately after optical urethrotomy. "
05/01/1993 - "We suggest that biodegradable SR-PLLA is a promising material for a urethral stent to prevent re-stenosis of urethral strictures."
02/01/1999 - "This experimental study showed that silicone stents had a tendency to occlude and that stents made of metal and of SR-PLLA were well tolerated and can be used in the management of airway stenosis."

01/01/2001 - "In this study 21 wrist fusions were performed on 18 patients with rheumatoid arthritis by using SR-PLLA rods as fixation devices. "
01/01/2001 - "According to this study, fixation of wrist arthrodesis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis can be performed by using SR-PLLA implants with favourable results. "
08/01/2001 - "Long-term results of ankle and triple arthrodeses fixed with self-reinforced polylevolactic acid implants in patients with rheumatoid arthritis."
01/01/2001 - "Long-term results of wrist arthrodeses fixed with self-reinforced polylevolactic acid implants in patients with rheumatoid arthritis."
01/01/1995 - "In this series absorbable fixation devices (screws and rods) made of self-reinforced poly-L-lactide (SR-PLLA) were used to stabilize arthrodesis in rheumatoid arthritis. "

02/01/1998 - "However, SR-PLLA screws showed sufficient fixation properties for considering clinical trials in Garden I-II femoral neck fractures in well cooperative patients."
01/01/2000 - "Forty patients with femoral neck fractures were treated by internal fixation using three bioabsorbable self-reinforced poly-L-lactide (SR-PLLA) lag screws of 6.3 mm in diameter and 38 patients using three metallic screws of 7 mm in diameter. "