[Use of carbon fibers to repair the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee (author's transl)].

The authors studied the performance of carbon fiber cables, implanted in dogs and rabbits after severing or resecting the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee. The study concerned the reinvestment and the tolerance of these carbon fibers abundantly implanted inside the articulations of particularly sensitive animals. These investigations have defined the clinical and pathological fate of the carbon fibers from a mechanical and biological point of view. They show how slight the inflammatory reaction is and confirm the inducing property for the collagen tissue.