Secondary Infection Affecting One of Two Simultaneously Placed Orbital Wall Implants

[摘要] A 10-year-old boy experienced traumatic injuries to the right bony orbit, which were repaired with a nylon foil and a barrier porous polyethylene orbital implant. Three years after surgery, he presented with maxillary and ethmoid sinusitis with infection of the nylon foil plate. This plate was removed, yielding complete recovery.

[学科分类] 口腔科学

[关键词] Orbital wall implant;orbital fracture repair;nylon foil;porous polyethylene