Polytetrafluoroethylene as a wrapping material for a hydroxyapatite orbital implant.
OBJECTIVE
Porous coralline hydroxyapatite orbital implants have been used with great success in anophthalmic sockets. We used a substitute for donor sclera as a wrapping tissue.


METHODS
Orbital implants were wrapped with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) instead of homologous donor tissue in five patients after enucleation.


RESULTS
The postoperative course was uneventful in three cases. Complications occurred in two cases: one with implant exposure, and one with severe implant infection leading to its eventual removal.


CONCLUSIONS
PTFE is inferior to other wrapping tissue.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D017886:Durapatite; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020273:Orbital Implants; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D017886:Durapatite