Artificial, absorbable ligament prosthesis

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CA 1296839

ARTIFICIAL, ABSORBABLE LIGAMENT PROSTHESIS Abstract An absorbable ligament and tendon prosthesis is disclosed. The prosthesis is made from a polymer of L(-)lactide and may contain up to 10% glycolide as a comonomer. The polymerization mass includes an organo metallic catalyst present in a monomer to catalyst mole ratio of from 10,000 to 50,000 and a monofunctional alcohol, as an and cap, in a monomer to alcohol mole ratio of from 600 to 1400 to 1. The filaments of the prosthesis have diameters of from 3 to 15 microns and the total diameter of the prosthesis is between 20 and 80 mils.

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