Survival of irradiated glutaraldehyde preserved bovine cartilage in nasal reconstruction: a retrospective study.
Chondroplast, bovine irradiated glutaraldehyde preserved cartilage, has been available in the UK for facial contour surgery since 1986. Eighteen patients who had implants for nasal reconstruction during a 3-year period were reviewed. The mean follow up was 21 months. There was a high rate of graft loss with significant resorption in 7 cases, and loss from infection in 4. There was survival of graft in 7 cases. A prospective study is recommended to determine the reliability of this graft material in reconstructive surgery.
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Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Queen Mary's University Hospital, Roehampton, London.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous