Carbon fiber for repair of the rotator cuff: A 4-year follow-up of 14 cases
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Orthopaedica
- Vol. 62 (4) , 356-359
- https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679108994469
Abstract
Thirteen patients with 14 large rotator cuff tears were operated on using carbon fiber to cover the defect. The median follow-up time was 4 years. In 11, 1, and 2 cases the results were respectively excellent or good, fair, and poor. In 2 cases where the carbon fiber was anchored to the major tuberosity, a bone cyst was seen, but it did not influence the result. A carbon fiber tow application combined with Neer's anterior acromioplasty seems useful in the reconstruction of large tears of the rotator cuff.Keywords
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