Show Metallic Flesh and Bone Used for Artificial Ears Metallic flesh and bone made from tantalum are providing new ears and rehabilitating torn nerves and other tissues for thousands of ot persons Dr Clarence W. W Balke reported reported reported re re- re- re ported to American Chemical so so- clety Artificial ears have been grown on frameworks of tantalum wire and more than skull Injuries have b been en repaired with tantalum plates Thousands of ot severed or Injured nerves have been made sound again with tantalum foil toil and literally miles mUes of wire have been used for surgical sutures Dr Balke reported re re- re- re ported Tantalum is called biologically acceptable since body tissues adhere adhere adhere ad ad- here to and grow over the metal Both tantalum and columbium are completely non-irritating non to living tissue and they are not made irritating irritating irritating tating by pathological or disease conditions within the tissues Implants of tantalum gauze are used where muscular or other soft tissue is either milling or has been removed Final repair of recurrent hernia and closure of abdominal walls after cancer removal are outstanding out out- ou outstanding standing illustrations |