Exposure of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene-wrapped hydroxyapatite orbital implant: A report of two patients

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-78

  Choo, Phillip H ^a,c   Carter, Susan R ^b   Crawford, J Brooks ^b   Seiff, Stuart R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE; POLITEF;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CASE REPORT; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORBIT IMPLANT; POLITEF IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOGENIC GRANULOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032818351     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199903000-00002     Document Type: Article

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