Tierexperimentelle Langzeituntersuchung über Fremdkörperreaktionen und Osteolysen nach Verwendung von Polyglykolidimplantaten

Biomaterials for craniofacial reconstruction

“…Polymers are considered to be primarily biocompatible, as their degradation products are entirely metabolized, yet their resorption resembles a foreign body response with accumulation of macrophages and granulocytes. Cases of fistulas, osteolysis and also soft tissue swelling have been described [ 19 ], [ 146 ], [ 159 ].…”