Original paper
Hydroxyapatite orbital implants Experience with 100 cases
Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 117 - 123
Published: May 1, 1995
Abstract
Background: The hydroxyapatite (HA) intraorbital implant is a relatively new implant made from the porous skeleton of a coral species which allows fibrovascular ingrowth and therefore tissue integration. After fibrovascular ingrowth, a hole can be drilled in the implant and a motility peg inserted to increase movements of the prosthesis by coupling the implant to the prosthesis. Method: The records of the first 100 cases of HA intraorbital...
Paper Details
Title
Hydroxyapatite orbital implants Experience with 100 cases
Published Date
May 1, 1995
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pages
117 - 123