Comparison of homograft preservation techniques.
Much practical experience with homograft materials has been gained in cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, and otology; and a fair amount is known about the morphological and histological consequences of the use of these materials. There are still arrears in chemical engineering in otology, but construction of better bioprostheses may become possible in the long run. Empirical data indicate that until that time the use of mercury salts and 70 per cent alcohol will remain the preservation techniques of choice in otology.
D000438:Alcohols; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008628:Mercury; D012492:Salts; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000438:Alcohols; D012492:Salts; D008628:Mercury