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Mechanical irritation by protruding bone: A possible cause of breast implant rupture
oleh: Matthias Michael Aitzetmüller, David Johannes Haslhofer, Raphael Wenny, Manfred Schmidt, Dominik Duscher, Georg Michael Huemer
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Although breast implants have been in clinical use for almost 6 decades and have undergone considerable development during this time, implant rupture is still a dreaded long-term complication. Some obvious external factors, such as trauma, can lead to implant rupture, but many studies have reported a high rate of “spontaneous” implant rupture. Herein, we present two cases with the aim of raising awareness of a new possible cause of “spontaneous” implant rupture: mechanical irritation by bony protrusions.