Secondary infection affecting one of two simultaneously placed orbital wall implants
A 10-year-old boy experienced traumatic injuries to the right bony orbit, which were repaired with a nylon foil and a barrier porous polyethylene orbital implant. Three years after surgery, he presented with maxillary and ethmoid sinusitis with infection of the nylon foil plate. This plate was remov...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction 2009-05, Vol.2 (2), p.113-115 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | A 10-year-old boy experienced traumatic injuries to the right bony orbit, which were repaired with a nylon foil and a barrier porous polyethylene orbital implant. Three years after surgery, he presented with maxillary and ethmoid sinusitis with infection of the nylon foil plate. This plate was removed, yielding complete recovery. |
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| ISSN: | 1943-3875 1943-3883 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0029-1215876 |