title: [Evaluation of a hard silicone implant in the surgical treatment of retinal detachment].
abstract: In the period 1980-1987 82 patients with retinal detachment were treated surgically with the use of a hard silicone implant and a tightening band. A favourable result in the form of retinal reattachment and improvement of the visual functions was achieved in 76% of patients.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stankiewicz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smolińska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bakunowicz-Lazarczyk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006244:Hardness; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012828:Silicones; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones
vernacular_title: Ocena wszczepu z twardego sylikonu w operacji odwarstwienia siatkówki.