title: Implant-retained prosthetic rehabilitation of orbital defects.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the use of endosseous transcutaneous implants to retain removable facial prostheses for the rehabilitation of orbital defects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary referral center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six patients with a history of facial defects secondary to orbital exenteration for cancer ablation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinically noted functional and cosmetic results, patient reports of satisfaction, and complications encountered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-three of 25 implants were integrated (postoperative period, 13 to 65 months; mean, 44.2 months), representing an integration success rate of 92%. All patients were successfully wearing implant-retained prostheses after 48.3 months (post-prosthesis delivery period, 1 to 48.3 months; mean, 24.5 months). Overall patient satisfaction was very high.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implant-retained prosthetics represent a safe and effective treatment option. It is anticipated that this treatment will become the standard of rehabilitative care for patients with orbital defects.
authors.affiliation: Section of Otolaryngology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Toljanic
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Panje
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005137:Eye, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017233:Orbit Evisceration / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016348:Osseointegration; D017060:Patient Satisfaction