Perioperative steroid administration inhibits angiogenic host tissue response to porous polyethylene (medpor®) implants

Perioperative steroid administration inhibits angiogenic host tissue response to porous polyethylene (medpor®) implants

Porous polyethylene (Medpor®) is an alloplastic biomaterial, which is commonly used in plastic and reconstructive surgery. In the present study, we analyzed the effect of perioperative steroid administration on the inflammatory and angiogenic host tissue response to implanted Medpor®. For this purpo...

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Main Authors: S Ehrmantraut, MW Laschke, D Merkel, C Scheuer, V Willnecker, A Meyer-Lindenberg, MD Menger, A Naumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2010-02-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
Subjects:
Medpor®
polyethylene
angiogenesis
vascularization
biocompatibility
prednisolone
steroid therapy
incorporation
dorsal skinfold chamber
intravital fluorescence microscopy
Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol019/pdf/v019a11.pdf

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