Wound dehiscence after penetrating keratoplasty: Clinical characteristics of 51 cases treated at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 524-529

  Renucci, Ann M ^a,d   Bogossian Marangon, Fabiana ^b   Culbertson, William W ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Verdier Eye Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Graft separation; Penetrating keratoplasty; Suture failure; Trauma; Wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EVISCERATION; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LENS IMPLANT; LENS LUXATION; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUTURING METHOD; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CORNEA DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746768339     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000214232.66979.c4     Document Type: Article

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