Sheets, 3-D strands, trimensional (3-D) shapes, and sutures of either reinforced or nonreinforced expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for facial soft- tissue suspension, augmentation, and reconstruction

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-42

  Lewis, Rodney P ^a   Schweitzer, Jeremy ^a   Odum, Brett C ^a   Lara, Wilfredo C ^a   Edlich, Richard F ^a   Gampper, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D strands; Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e PTFE); Sheets; Sutures; Trimensional (3 D) shapes

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC SHEETS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TISSUE;

FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE; POLITEF; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FACE SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFECTION RISK; REINFORCEMENT; SOFT TISSUE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUTURE;

FACE; HUMANS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUTURES;

EID: 0031906983     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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