The complications of giant titanium implants in nasal reconstruction

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-79

  Raghavan, Ullas ^a   Jones, Nick S ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alloplastic; Autologous; Extrusion; Implants; Nasal reconstruction; Titanium

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; NOSE INJURY; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE; REOPERATION; SCAR FORMATION; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELANGIECTASIA; TENSION; TISSUE FLAP; EPISTAXIS; FACIES; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

ADULT; EPISTAXIS; FACIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RHINOPLASTY; TITANIUM;

EID: 53249144561     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.05.011     Document Type: Article

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