title: Biochemical characterization of connective tissue reaction to synthetic polymer implants.
abstract: The present review is concerned with the significance and prospects of the use of biochemical methods to characterize connective tissue reaction to implanted synthetic polymer materials. The necessity of carrying out complex quantitative analysis of capsules developing around the implants in order to elucidate qualitative peculiarities of the reaction and to objectify the assessment of the reactogeneity of the material is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Latvian Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Riga, USSR.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Sevastjanova
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mansurova
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Dombrovska
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Slutskii
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D011108:Polymers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers