title: Complications of bioabsorbable orbital implants and fixation plates.
abstract: After orbital floor and trimalar fracture repair with the use of a bioabsorbable maxillofacial implant, a patient had eyelid retraction with a thickened, immobile eyelid. We observed a dense, fibrous scar and encapsulation at the implantation site.
authors.affiliation: Casey Eye Institute, 3375 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, OR 97239-4197, USA.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Tony H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Huynh
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burgett
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001860:Bone Plates; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011108:Polymers
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid