Abscessed porous polyethylene (Medpor) orbital implant: A case report

Orbit

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-129

  Musadiq, M ^a   Bhatt, R ^a   Mudhar, H S ^a   Sandramouli, S ^a  

^a Wolverhampton and Midland Counties Eye Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Implant abscess; Medpor orbital implant; Porous polyethylene; Socket reconstruction

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; DEVICE REMOVAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT IMPLANT; ORBIT INFECTION; ORBIT INFLAMMATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ADULT; DEVICE REMOVAL; EYE ENUCLEATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; ORBITAL DISEASES; ORBITAL IMPLANTS; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENES; POROSITY; RECURRENCE;

EID: 42249089675     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: 17445108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01676830701376163     Document Type: Article

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