The use of particulate hydroxyapatite and plaster of paris in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery

The authors describe their early investigative results of using a mixture of hydroxyapatite (HA) and plaster of Paris (PP) in skull and frontal sinus defects in a large series of cats. Histologically, bone was found to form and infiltrate the HA-PP implant over a period of months, with gradual resor...

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Published in:Aesthetic plastic surgery 1993-06, Vol.17 (2), p.85-92
Main Authors: GEORGIADE, N. G, HANKER, J, LEVIN, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Calcium Sulfate
Cats
Durapatite
Facial Bones - surgery
Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics
Humans
Hydroxyapatites
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prostheses and Implants
Skull - surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the upper aerodigestive tract
Surgery, Plastic - methods
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Summary:The authors describe their early investigative results of using a mixture of hydroxyapatite (HA) and plaster of Paris (PP) in skull and frontal sinus defects in a large series of cats. Histologically, bone was found to form and infiltrate the HA-PP implant over a period of months, with gradual resorption of the plaster in 6-8 weeks. Clinically, the HA-PP combination has been used in 24 patients over the past seven years for various skull, zygomatic, and mandibular defects.
ISSN:0364-216X
1432-5241
DOI:10.1007/BF02274726