title: Methylmethacrylate implants: a scanning electron microscopic study.
abstract: Two methylmethacrylate orbital implants used for 34 and 5 years, respectively, were examined with a scanning electron microscope. One of the implants was a combination of a prosthesis and an implant containing a magnet. The magnetic force had decreased markedly, and rust crystals were apparent. The methylmethacrylate surface was irregular and rough.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mishima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Amemiya
mesh_terms: D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005137:Eye, Artificial / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D012806:Siderosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D020366:Methylmethacrylate