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Biomaterials in laryngotracheal surgery: a solvable problem in the near future?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Christian Debry
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Philippe Schultz
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Dominique Vautier
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

Clinical success of laryngotracheal protheses are constrained by a combination of biocompatible response in the host and a suitable functional rehabilitation. This review considers clinical limits of different materials commonly used in ear, nose and throat surgery and will more particularly focus on titanium, one material recognized to be well tolerated in implantology.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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