title: [Cruciate ligament replacement--current status. Carbon fiber implants].
abstract: The substitution of cruciate ligaments with carbon fibre implants is a treatment method for chronic ligament instabilities which is sufficiently reliable and can be easily standardized. The good bio-compatibility of the material is sufficiently demonstrated, its biomechanical properties - above all the tensile strength - are excellent. The poor resistance to shearing forces of the carbon fibre implants has to be considered as a limiting factor. The risk of a rupture of the implant can be considerably reduced by coating the prospective intra-articular ligament section and by smoothing off the borehole edges. A check-up investigation of 96 out of 112 operated patients showed good or satisfactory results in 3/4 of the examined patients.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002244:Carbon; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D002244:Carbon
vernacular_title: Kreuzbandersatz--aktueller Stand. Kohlenstoffaserimplantate.