Facial augmentation with porous polyethylene (Medpor®) - Histological evidence of intense foreign body reaction

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-87

  Gosau, Martin ^a   Draenert, Florian G ^a   Ihrler, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Implant interface; Inflammation; Polyethylene (UHMWPE); Porous

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS;

CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL USES; FOREIGN BODY GIANT CELL; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN BEINGS; IMPLANT INTERFACE; IMPLANT MATERIALS; INFLAMMATION; POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE); POROUS; REVISION SURGERY;

SURGERY;

PARAFFIN; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FACE SURGERY; FACIAL AUGMENTATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; GIANT CELL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; MALE; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACE; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52449099872     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31072     Document Type: Article

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