Mechanical analysis of explanted silicone breast implants

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 269-275

  Greenwald, Daniel Paul ^a   Randolph, Mark ^a   May Jr , James Warren ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST MALFORMATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; SILICONES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029982198     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199608000-00008     Document Type: Article

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