[The role of Gore-Tex in orbital injuries. Apropos of 30 cases]. 1990

P Breton, and E Crezoit, and P Blanchard, and A Fiere, and M Freidel
Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite.

Gore-Tex* or polytetrafluoroethylene was used successfully in 30 cases of orbital fractures in order to make good a loss of substance of less of 1.5 cm. The advantages and disadvantages of the product are discussed. Its value in relation to traditional bone grafting is also defined.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009915 Orbit Bony cavity that holds the eyeball and its associated tissues and appendages. Eye Socket,Eye Sockets,Orbits,Socket, Eye,Sockets, Eye
D009917 Orbital Fractures Fractures of the bones in the orbit, which include parts of the frontal, ethmoidal, lacrimal, and sphenoid bones and the maxilla and zygoma. Blow Out Fracture,Blow-Out Fractures,Fractures, Blow-Out,Orbital Fracture,Blow Out Fractures,Blow-Out Fracture,Fracture, Blow Out,Fracture, Blow-Out,Fracture, Orbital,Fractures, Blow Out,Fractures, Orbital,Out Fracture, Blow,Out Fractures, Blow
D011138 Polytetrafluoroethylene Homopolymer of tetrafluoroethylene. Nonflammable, tough, inert plastic tubing or sheeting; used to line vessels, insulate, protect or lubricate apparatus; also as filter, coating for surgical implants or as prosthetic material. Synonyms: Fluoroflex; Fluoroplast; Ftoroplast; Halon; Polyfene; PTFE; Tetron. FEP,Fluon,Politef,Polytef,TFE,Teflon,Expanded PTFE,Fluoroplast,GORE-TEX,Goretex,PTFE,Tarflen,GORE TEX,PTFE, Expanded
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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