title: An experimental study of reconstructive procedures in lesions of the meniscus. Use of synovial flaps and carbon fiber implants for artificially made lesions in the meniscus of the rabbit.
abstract: Reconstructive procedures were investigated in meniscal lesions in 25 rabbits. Large meniscal defects were repaired with either a synovial flap or a carbon fiber implant. Fibrous tissue healing with occasional areas of fibrocartilage occurred after both types of reconstruction. When carbon fibers were used the ingrowing fibroblasts showed directional orientation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002244:Carbon; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries
chemical_list: D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D002244:Carbon