Integrated orbital implants - A comparison of hydroxyapatite and porous polyethylene implants

Orbit

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-40

  Sadiq, S Ahmed ^a,b   Mengher, Lakbir S ^a   Lowry, John ^a   Downes, Richard ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydroxyapatite; Integration; Orbital Implant; PESS; Porous polyethylene

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE; POLYETHYLENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORBIT DISEASE; ORBIT IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHILD; DURAPATITE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORBITAL IMPLANTS; POLYETHYLENE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40049089335     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: 17445108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01676830701512585     Document Type: Article

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