Polytetrafluoroethylene facial implants: 15 Years later

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 347-349

  Panossian, Andre ^a,b   Garner, Warren L ^a,b,c  

^a Univ of S California Sch of Med ^*

^b Univ of S California Sch of Med   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; POLITEF; SILVER; SUTURE MATERIAL; BIOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FACE SURGERY; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LONG TERM CARE; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SAFETY; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; FACE; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FACE; HUMANS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 1242287082     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000097285.32945.21     Document Type: Article

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