A comparison of 500 prefilled textured saline breast implants versus 500 standard textured saline breast implants: Is there a difference in deflation rates?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2175-2178

  Stevens, W Grant ^a   Hirsch, Elliot M ^a   Stoker, David A ^a   Cohen, Robert ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST SURGERY; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; INSTRUMENTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 33745385539     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000218199.28082.9d     Document Type: Article

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