Gore-Tex as an orbital implant material

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 425-431

  Dei Cas, Ronald ^a   Maus, Marlon ^b   Bilyk, Juri ^b   Chang, Warren ^b   Eagle Jr , Ralph C ^b   Rubin, Peter ^c  

^a Matossian Eye Associates   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anophthalmic; Enucleation; Expanded polytetraftuoroethylene; Gore Tex; Orbital implant; Socket

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; NONHUMAN; ORBIT IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0031787047     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199811000-00006     Document Type: Article

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