Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10087042 | British Journal of Plastic Surgery | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Lateral canthopexy is a commonly performed procedure in craniofacial and cosmetic surgery. In craniofacial surgery, lateral canthal fixation is performed in conjunction with a wide range of transcranial or subcranial procedures during the process of soft tissue re-suspension. A number of fixation materials have gained popular use. A case of craniofrontonasal dysplasia is reported in which a wire loop canthopexy fixation has become disengaged 3 months after a history of trauma and rotated to present a sharp surface against the sclera. Urgent surgical exploration prevented the apparently imminent complication of globe penetration with associated threat to vision.
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Authors
Jonathan A. Britto, Raymond Buncic, Oren Lapid, John H. Phillips,