Massive Arthrofibrosis of the Knee Joint after Carbon Fibre Rod (Pad/Scaffold) Implantation. Two Cases;Massive Arthrofibrose des Kniegelenks nach Karbonfaserstift-Implantation. Zwei Fallbeschreibungen

Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Ihre Grenzgebiete

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 570-572

  Akbar, A ^a   Diedrichs, V ^a   Wagner, U A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Arztlicher Direktor DRK Krankhs S ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthrofibrosis; Carbon fibre; Implants; Knee joint

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE MATRIX; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; CARTILAGE DISEASES; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0242351982     PISSN: 00443220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42852     Document Type: Article

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