Biodurability of retrieved silicone gel breast implants

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2295-2306

  Brandon, Harold J ^a   Jerina, Kenneth L ^b   Wolf, Clarence J ^b   Young, V Leroy ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXANE; SILICONE GEL;

ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; UNITED STATES;

BIOMECHANICS; BREAST IMPLANTS; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SILICONE GELS;

EID: 0012916379     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000060795.16982.1C     Document Type: Article

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