title: Measurement of implant capsules.
abstract: A more direct measurement of implant capsule contracture is needed for the laboratory study of this phenomenon. Most of the previous methods for quantitation of contracture rely on measurements of deformability. Because contraction of an implant capsule is in fact a decrease in the surface area of the capsule, a method is proposed for the calculation of capsule surface area from measurements of height and base diameter.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011817:Rabbits; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013518:Surgery, Plastic
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride