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Chronic orbital infection caused by migration of an orbital Silastic implant.

Authors :
Nitsche T
Yousefpour A
Bainton R
Source :
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery [Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg] 2008 Jan; Vol. 37 (1), pp. 90-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Sep 06.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

A Silastic sheet was used for the repair of a lateral orbital wall defect in a 48-year-old man. Migration of this implant through the defect has caused recurrent episodes of orbital infection. Although migration of Silastic within the orbit has been reported previously, the absence of fixation together with further remodelling of the lateral orbital wall defect contributed to this phenomenon.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0901-5027
Volume :
37
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
17825528
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2007.07.022