title: Dynamic viscosity of implantable autologous materials into the vocal fold.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the dynamic viscosity (DV) of superficial layer of temporalis fascia (SLTF) with that of other biological tissues traditionally used for vocal fold implants to treat vocal fold rigidity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Experimental.
  
  
  METHODS
  Measurement of DV of samples of SLTF, deep layer of temporalis fascia (DLTF), and abdominal fat of 12 cadavers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  DV values of the different samples were presented in the following increasing order: SLTF, DLTF, and abdominal fat. There was statistical difference between the samples.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DV of SLTF is lower than of other tissues tested.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Otorrinolaringologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. cwiikmann@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wiikmann
authors.forename: Marcelo Alves
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Elizabeth Pinheiro Gomes
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Arêas
authors.forename: Domingos Hiroshi
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Luiz Ubirajara
authors.initials: LU
authors.lastname: Sennes
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat / Q000637:transplantation*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008422:Materials Testing; D008875:Middle Aged; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014783:Viscosity; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials