Self-reinforced polyglycolic acid membrane: a bioresorbable material for orbital floor repair. Initial clinical report.
A self-reinforced polyglycolic acid membrane has been used successfully to repair 15 orbital floor fractures in 12 consecutive patients. As polyglycolic acid is absorbable it does not cause the complications of long-term infection and migration associated with non-absorbable bioinert alloplastic repair materials.
McVicar
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Charles Clifford Hospital, Sheffield.
Hatton
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Brook
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid