Titanium mesh in orbital wall reconstruction: a short review

  • Surya Rao Rao Venkata Mahipathy Associate Professor Dept. of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Saveetha Medical College & Hospital Thandalam Kanchipuram Dist - 602105
  • Dhivyalakshmi Manavazhagan Resident Dept. of Dentistry, Saveetha Medical College & Hospita, Thandalam, Kanchipuram Dist - 602105, Tamilnadu, India
  • Alagar Raja Durairaj Associate Professor Dept. of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Saveetha Medical College & Hospital Thandalam Kanchipuram Dist - 602105
  • Narayanamurthy Sundaramurthy Assistant Professor Dept. of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Saveetha Medical College & Hospital Thandalam Kanchipuram Dist - 602105
  • James Solomon Jesudasan Assistant Professor Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Saveetha Medical College & Hospital Thandalam Kanchipuram Dist - 602105
Keywords: Orbital wall, Reconstruction, Titanium, Alloplast

Abstract

Orbital wall fractures are the more common fractures of the mid-face. Though surgical timing and approach are two important factors in management of orbital wall fracture, a third important factor is the choice of material used for reconstruction. There are numerous materials that are available for reconstruction of orbital wall defect. One among which is Titanium. Titanium is a metallic alloplast that has received much attention in the area of craniofacial reconstruction (Mok D et al). DOI: 10.21276/AABS.2017.1307

Author Biographies

Surya Rao Rao Venkata Mahipathy, Associate Professor Dept. of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Saveetha Medical College & Hospital Thandalam Kanchipuram Dist - 602105
Associate ProfessorDept. of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Dhivyalakshmi Manavazhagan, Resident Dept. of Dentistry, Saveetha Medical College & Hospita, Thandalam, Kanchipuram Dist - 602105, Tamilnadu, India
ResidentDept. of Dentistry
Alagar Raja Durairaj, Associate Professor Dept. of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Saveetha Medical College & Hospital Thandalam Kanchipuram Dist - 602105
Associate ProfessorDept. of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Narayanamurthy Sundaramurthy, Assistant Professor Dept. of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Saveetha Medical College & Hospital Thandalam Kanchipuram Dist - 602105
Assistant ProfessorDept. of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
James Solomon Jesudasan, Assistant Professor Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Saveetha Medical College & Hospital Thandalam Kanchipuram Dist - 602105
Assistant ProfessorDept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

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Published
2017-02-21
Issue
Vol 4 No 1 (2017)
Section
Review Articles

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