Abscess formation within a synthetic hydroxyapatite orbital implant

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 329-332

  Jordan, David R ^a,c   Klapper, Stephen R ^a   Mawn, Louise ^b   Brownstein, Seymour ^a   Punja, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydroxyapatite; Orbital implant

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOROID MELANOMA; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT;

EID: 0032287085     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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