What actually causes rigidity?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 11:19 pm
As I understand it, with a natural erection, blood pressure powers the erection and it is the relatively inelastic structure of the tunica albuginea which provides the rigidity.
With an implant, the pressure of the salne powers the erection. Is it the structure of the tunica albuginea or the structure of the inflatable tubes of the implant or a combination of the two which provides the rigidity?
I ask, because of my reading the unfortunate experiences with the AMS Ultrex (predecessor to the AMS LGX). and the differences in reported stiffness between the AMS products and the Coloplast Titan in both the flaccid and inflated states.
It's a mystery. (To quote "Shakespeare in Love")
Lost Sheep
With an implant, the pressure of the salne powers the erection. Is it the structure of the tunica albuginea or the structure of the inflatable tubes of the implant or a combination of the two which provides the rigidity?
I ask, because of my reading the unfortunate experiences with the AMS Ultrex (predecessor to the AMS LGX). and the differences in reported stiffness between the AMS products and the Coloplast Titan in both the flaccid and inflated states.
It's a mystery. (To quote "Shakespeare in Love")
Lost Sheep