title: [Recent aspects of the biocompatibility of carbon fibers. A histologic and electron microscopy analysis].
abstract: Twenty out of 36 patients who had been treated with a carbon fiber syndesmoplasty were followed up 12-19 months after surgery. Reoperation was performed on 11 patients, in 3 cases for removal of the material and in 8 because of persistent pain, although the syndesmoplasties were stable in the majority of cases. Histologic and electron-microscopic study of the explanted ligaments revealed a considerable foreign-body reaction to the carbon fibers and insufficient metaplasia of the allogenic material to connective tissue.
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002244:Carbon; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012086:Reoperation; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002244:Carbon
vernacular_title: Neuere Aspekte zur Biokompatibilität von Kohlefasern. Eine histologische und elektronenmikroskopische Analyse.