Biological response to woven carbon fibre pads in the knee. A clinical and experimental study.
We assessed the use of woven carbon fibre pads to resurface osteochondral defects in animals and in patients. The pads became filled with structurally strong and compliant fibrous tissue and did not provoke a synovial reaction, though pigmentation was induced in some animals. Of the patients, 77% had a satisfactory response to resurfacing, with no synovitis. Our initial experiments indicate that carbon pads may provide a satisfactory treatment for localised articular defects.
Department of Orthopaedics, Middlesbrough General Hospital, Cleveland, England.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002244:Carbon; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology
D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D002244:Carbon