Sentence examples for intact implant from inspiring English sources
Unlike rupture, gel bleed is microscopic silicone leakage through an intact implant shell [12].
The most reliable sign of an intact implant is an anechoic interior [9].
a Intact implant has an uninterrupted shell and fibrous capsule adjacent to the breast parenchyma.
It describes the penetration of silicone fluid (rather than the gel) through the membrane micropores of an intact implant shell.
Open image in new window Fig. 18 a and b Ultrasonography of a woman with an intact implant.
Although nobody denies that a burst silicone implant is an unpleasant thing, the evidence that intact implants do any harm is far from clear.
The enhancement pattern and morphology of the granuloma are identical to those found when associated with intact implants since these patients may present the SIIS (Fig. 9).
This study investigates rupture causes by analysing the mechanical properties of failed and intact implants in the recent generation of silicon gel breast implants.
The maximal stress range obtained for intact implants was 650 850 MPa and for holed samples 750 850 MPa.
The intact implants removed by the two amputations were considered censored at the time of the removal.
