Comparison of homograft preservation techniques
Feenstra, L.
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 10(3): 501-506
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-6665 PMID: 337218 Document Number: 113207
Much practical experience with homograft materials has been gained in cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, and otology; and a fair amount is known about the morphological and histological consequences of the use of these materials. There are still arrears in chemical engineering in otology, but construction of better bioprostheses may become possible in the long run. Empirical data indicate that until that time the use of mercury salts and 70 per cent alcohol will remain the preservation techniques of choice in otology.