Sentence examples for reconstructive purposes from inspiring English sources

Stunned to learn later that she owed $24,000 after the initial surgery, eight times as much as she had expected, she said she considered skipping the two operations she needed for reconstructive purposes.

Functional outcome was evaluated in 36 patients (90%); it was not evaluated in the patient who received an I.O.R. modular prosthesis (SMR) for aesthetic reconstructive purposes only.

Tissue engineering is an evolving area of research, with the aim of growing tissue in vitro that can be used for reconstructive purposes.

The use of δN for temporal reconstructive purposes remains challenging.

Breast prostheses are being increasingly used, both for cosmetic and reconstructive purposes [ 3].

Muscle tissue is frequently employed in plastic surgery for reconstructive purposes through transplantation of pedicled or free microvascular muscle flaps.

In the first one, 321 consecutive patients operated for a primary breast cancer between 1997 and 2008 who subsequently underwent lipofilling for reconstructive purpose were compared with a matched control group of 642 patients with similar characteristics who did not undergo lipofilling and breast reconstruction with autologous WAT (Petit et al, 2012).

In their study, researchers led by epidemiologist Linda Cook at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle interviewed 3570 women, including 80 who had augmented their breasts for cosmetic--not reconstructive--purposes, asking them a host of questions about past alcohol and oral contraceptive use, smoking, sexual activity, and abortions.

Breast implants are widely used for both reconstructive and cosmetic purposes.

Human amniotic membrane (HAM) is the inner layer of the fetal membranes (the outer layer being formed by the chorion) and has been investigated as an alternative biomaterial for various purposes in reconstructive surgery and wound-healing research since its initial description as a transplantable material by Davis in 1910 [ 1].

Purpose: Mandibular reconstructive procedures often produce significant donor site morbidity.