title: Disintegration of porous polyethylene prostheses.
abstract: A Plastipore (porous polyethylene) Total Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis gave an excellent initial hearing result which was maintained for 14 years. Hearing then began to deteriorate and revision surgery showed disintegration of the prosthesis and a defect in the stapes footplate. Histological examination confirmed previous findings in porous polyethylene with multinucleated foreign body giant cells and breakdown of the material.
authors.affiliation: Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Riley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000601:surgery*; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009998:Ossicular Prosthesis; D019933:Ossicular Replacement; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011126:Polypropylenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D013199:Stapes / Q000293:injuries
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; C016674:Plastipore; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011126:Polypropylenes