Clinical and histologic response of subcutaneous expanded polytetrafLuoroethylene (Gore-Tex) and porous high-density polyethylene (Medpor) implants to acute and early infection

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 328-336

  Sclafani, Anthony P ^a,b,c   Thomas, J Regan ^a   Cox, Artemus J ^a   Cooper, Margaret H ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYETHYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; GRAFT INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLITEF IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RAT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030974011     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900030110014     Document Type: Article

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