title: [Homografts of irradiated costal cartilage].
abstract: Preserved irradiated homologous rib cartilage are not frequently used in spite of many publications confirming its value. A review of 62 cases with at least two years follow-up is presented confirming the absence of resorbtion or immunology response. Further more preserved irradiated rib cartilage has been used as replacement for bone grafts in a serie presented with illustrations of the stable results obtained. The change of behavior of homologous cartilage in human introduced by gamma irradiation would need to be investigated.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012272:Ribs; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
vernacular_title: Les homogreffes de cartilage costal irradié.