[Massive arthrofibrosis of the knee joint after carbon fibre rod implantation. Two cases].
Summary. In the treatment of cartilage damage the use of carbon rods is getting more and more popular. The papers are promising. There are no reports about significant complications. The following cases show a post operative enormous increasing discomfort.
Akbar
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Orthopädische Klinik I, DRK-Krankenhaus Seepark, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Göttingen, Langen-Debstedt.
Diedrichs
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Wagner
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UA
D000368:Aged; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011859:Radiography