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KENNETH W. PENHALE, D.D.S., M.D.

Arch Surg. 1945;50(5):233-239.

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Implants, foreign or otherwise, have their place in the reconstructive field of plastic surgery. In the past, the materials used as implants were chiefly bone or cartilage. Their use dates back to about 1861, when rib grafts were made to supply the skeletal framework of a reconstructed nose. Other materials that have been used include bovine cartilage, ear, rib and septal (autogenous) cartilage and homocartilage.

Bovine cartilage has been used in place of an autoplastic transplant but with little success. Ear cartilage is often used and with definite success in cases of minor repair, where only a small defect exists. Homocartilage¹ as a material is fairly satisfactory but not as satisfactory as autogenous cartilage. Homocartilage can be obtained at autopsy, sterilized and stored, to be used as needed. This type has the advantage of eliminating the somewhat hazardous operation of costal resection, with its prolonged incapacity and morbidity. Regardless . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Footnotes
Owing to lack of space, this paper has been abbreviated for publication in The Archives by omission of a number of the illustrations. The complete article will appear in the author's reprints.

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