User: Guest  Login
Title:

Mechanical irritation by protruding bone: A possible cause of breast implant rupture.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Aitzetmüller, Matthias Michael; Haslhofer, David Johannes; Wenny, Raphael; Schmidt, Manfred; Duscher, Dominik; Huemer, Georg Michael
Abstract:
Although breast implants have been in clinical use for almost 6 decades and have undergone considerable development during this time, implant rupture is still a dreaded long-term complication. Some obvious external factors, such as trauma, can lead to implant rupture, but many studies have reported a high rate of "spontaneous" implant rupture. Herein, we present two cases with the aim of raising awareness of a new possible cause of "spontaneous" implant rupture: mechanical irritation by bony pro...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Arch Plast Surg
Year:
2018
Journal volume:
45
Journal issue:
5
Pages contribution:
470-473
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.5999/aps.2017.01298
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30282419
Print-ISSN:
2234-6163
TUM Institution:
Lehrstuhl für Plastische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie (Prof. Machens)
 BibTeX