title: Dermis grafts in socket reconstruction.
abstract: The feasibility of using dermis in socket reconstruction is explored in the rabbit. The results indicate that dermis may be a suitable source of graft material where mucous membrane replacement is needed. Histological sections of the grafts are provided and are contrasted with scleral grafts, a substance whose behavior is socket surgery has been studied previously. A clinical case is presented also of a patient with a severely contracted anophthalmic socket who was reconstructed successfully with a dermis graft.
authors.affiliation: Emory Eye Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wojno
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Tenzel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D011817:Rabbits; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation