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THE UNSUITABILITY OF POLYTHENE FOR MOVABLE WEIGHT-BEARING PROSTHESES

P. H. Newman 1; and J. T. Scales 1

1 The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and the Plastic Research Unit of the Institute of Orthopaedics, London, London, England

In addition to its orthopaedic interest, this case illustrates the special behaviour of fine particles of a synthetic material when implanted in the human body. These results may interest those engaged in the control of dusts in the plastics industry, for the inhalation of such dusts may well result in "implantation" of the material in the lung, with consequent histological changes.
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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General