Resorbable mesh plate in the treatment of blow-out fracture might cause gaze restriction

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-72

  Uygur, Safak ^a   Cukurluoglu, Onur ^a   Ozmen, Selahattin ^a   Guclu, Tuba H ^a   Sezgin, Billur ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blow out; Gaze restriction; Orbital floor fracture; Resorbable mesh

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOWOUT FRACTURE; BONE PLATE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPLOPIA; EDEMA; EYE MOVEMENT; FIBROSIS; GAZE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INCISION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; ORBIT; ORBIT FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESORBABLE MESH PLATE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL SURGERY; SUBCILIARY INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650245316     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318190dee0     Document Type: Article

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