title: [Evaluation of the usefulness of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) prosthesis in cranioplasty. Experimental studies].
abstract: In 12 cats a defect of the cranial bone was reconstructed by a tarflen (PTFE) plate (tarflen - Polish teflon). The experiment was made in order to estimate the usefulness of this prosthesis in cranioplastic surgery. The tarflen plates were produced in Tarnów (Poland). In the observation of 3 months the implanted tarflen plates examined. Histopathological studies showed that tarflen behaves like a chemically inactive substance.
authors.affiliation: III Klinika Chirurgiczna Akademii Medycznej w Krakowie.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zaborski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szot
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000592:standards*; D002415:Cats; D011044:Poland; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000592:standards*; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
vernacular_title: Ocena przydatności protezy z policzterofluoroetylenu (PTFE) w kranioplastyce. Badania doświadczalne.