The use of rectus abdominis sheath for wrapping of the hydroxyapatite orbital implants

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-71

  Kao, Shine C S ^b   Chen, Shuan ^a  

^a Provincial Hsin Chu Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ANOPHTHALMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SCLERA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; DURAPATITE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORBITAL DISEASES; ORBITAL IMPLANTS; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0032894839     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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