Pediatric Anophthalmic Sockets and Orbital Implants: Outcomes with Polymer-Coated Implants
Purpose:
To compare wrapped and polymer-coated hydroxyapatite implants in children undergoing primary enucleation with no adjuvant therapies.
Design:
Retrospective, interventional cohort study.
Participants:
All children undergoing primary enucleation without adjuvant therapies between 1999 and 2009 at a tertiary pediatric cancer hospital.
Methods:
Review and analysis of patient records.
Main Outcome Measures:
Implant exposure, extrusion and migration, socket contracture, and formation of pyogenic granuloma.
Results:
Sixty consecutive patients undergoing primary enucleation with no adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation with follow-up of at least 12 months were included. Retinoblastoma was the diagnosis in (Read more...)