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Complications of bioabsorbable orbital implants and fixation plates
John D Ng1, Tony H Huynh, Richard Burgett
1Casey Eye Institute, 3375 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, OR 97239-4197, USA.
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|January 31, 2004
Abstract:
After orbital floor and trimalar fracture repair with the use of a bioabsorbable maxillofacial implant, a patient had eyelid retraction with a thickened, immobile eyelid. We observed a dense, fibrous scar and encapsulation at the implantation site.