Porous high-density polyethylene implants in auricular reconstruction

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 578-583

  Williams, James D ^a,d   Romo III, Thomas ^a,b   Sclafani, Anthony P ^a   Cho, Hyun ^c  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; NONHUMAN; POLITEF IMPLANT; RABBIT; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030917968     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900060020003     Document Type: Article

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