title: Repair of the severely contracted socket with meshed skin graft and semi-rigid conformer.
abstract: Nine severely contracted sockets were reconstructed using a meshed skin graft in conjunction with a semi-rigid conformer-stent. Particularly useful following unsuccessful surgery with mucosal grafting, or in cases where for some reason mucosal grafts cannot be obtained, this technique is superior to current procedures utilizing nonmeshed split-thickness skin grafts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsur
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shafir
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orenstein
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000009:adverse effects; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D013526:Surgical Mesh