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Abstract
Polyurethane foam implanted in our patient was neither inert nor permanent. Clinical observations and animal studies suggest that all polyurethanes implanted to date have slowly disintegrated and have been absorbed in tissue. This process takes several years to complete. The exact time sequence and histology are not known.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7051061 DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198209000-00018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg ISSN: 0032-1052 Impact factor: 4.730