Management of Exposed Porous Orbital Implant with Autogenous Dermis Graft.
- Author:
Min Soo PARK
1
;
Keun Soo KIM
;
Se Hyun BAEK
;
Tae Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Korea Veterans Hospital.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Exposed porous orbital implants(Hydroxyapatite and Medpor(R));
Autogenous dermis graft
- MeSH:
Dermis*;
Durapatite;
Follow-Up Studies;
Orbit*;
Orbital Implants*;
Transplants*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2001;42(8):1127-1132
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was to evaluate the effectiveness of autogenous dermis graft in managing the exposed porous orbital implants. METHOD: Nine cases with exposed orbital implants(hydroxyapatite or Medpor(R)) were included in this study: six cases with hydroxyapatite and the remaining three cases with Medpor(R). Each of the cases was repaired with autogenous dermis graft. RESULTS: The mean follow-up was 13.3 months. Of nine cases, seven implants remained covered at the last visit. During the follow-up period, three of them received a second dermis patch graft surgery for re-exposure. The final success rate was 77.7%. CONCLUSION: These results suggested that autogenous dermis graft served as an excellent material for repair of the exposed porous orbital implants.
