title: Carbon fiber for repair of the rotator cuff. A 4-year follow-up of 14 cases.
abstract: Thirteen patients with 14 large rotator cuff tears were operated on using carbon fiber to cover the defect. The median follow-up time was 4 years. In 11, 1, and 2 cases the results were respectively excellent or good, fair, and poor. In 2 cases where the carbon fiber was anchored to the major tuberosity, a bone cyst was seen, but it did not influence the result. A carbon fiber tow application combined with Neer's anterior acromioplasty seems useful in the reconstruction of large tears of the rotator cuff.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Central Military Hospital Tikka, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Visuri
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kiviluoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eskelin
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002244:Carbon / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D002244:Carbon