title: Repairing the hole in hydroxyapatite orbital implants following peg removal.
abstract: Pegging hydroxyapatite implants may lead to improved prosthetic eye movement but may also be associated with complications that may occasionally require peg removal. Removing the peg and leaving the peg hole to spontaneously granulate in, is one technique to deal with the remaining implant hole. The author describes a simple technique to fill the peg hole that provides a smooth implant-conjunctival-prosthesis interface and may potentially allow repegging.
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017886:Durapatite; D005133:Eye Movements; D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D020273:Orbital Implants; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D017886:Durapatite