Porous polyethylene implants in orbital floor reconstruction

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-57

  Lin, I Chan ^a   Liao, Shu Lang ^b   Lin, Luke L K ^b  

^a Keelung Municipal Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blowout fracture; Orbital implant; Porous polyethylene

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIPLOPIA; ENOPHTHALMOS; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT FRACTURE; ORBIT RECONSTRUCTION; POLITEF IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKULL SCINTISCANNING; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33846880291     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60216-3     Document Type: Article

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