Gore‐Tex as an Orbital Implant Material
作者:
Ronald Cas,
Marlon Maus,
Juri Bilyk,
Warren Chang,
Ralph Eagle,
Peter Rubin,
期刊:
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
(OVID Available online 1998)
卷期:
Volume 14,
issue 6
页码: 425-431
ISSN:0740-9303
年代: 1998
出版商: OVID
关键词: Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene;Gore-Tex;Orbital implant;Enucleation;Socket;Anophthalmic.
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Summary:The use of Gore-Tex (W. L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, AZ, U.S.A.) spheres as orbital implants is investigated. The left eyes of six New Zealand white rabbits were enucleated and spherical implants made of modified Gore-Tex were implanted. After 6 weeks of follow-up, the implants were harvested. No rabbit developed a postoperative infection and no cases of exposure or extrusion were noted. Histopathologic study revealed varying degrees of acute and chronic inflammation surrounding each implant. There was also evidence of inflammatory infiltration and fibrovascular ingrowth into each implant to a maximum distance of 500 μm. This preliminary study demonstrates that the Gore-Tex implant is well tolerated in vivo, allows cellular ingrowth, and may have a role as a permanent implant.
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