Long-term results of frontalis suspension using irradiated, banked fascia lata

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 159-163

  Esmaeli, Bita ^a,b   Chung, Hans ^a   Pashby, Robert C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blepharoptosis; Fascia lata; Frontalis suspension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FASCIA LATA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; KERATOPATHY; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031747117     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199805000-00002     Document Type: Article

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