Biocompatible materials for orbital wall reconstruction - an overview

• Main Authors: Vasile, Victor A., Istrate, Sinziana, Iancu, Raluca C., Piticescu, Roxana M., Cursaru, Laura M., Schmetterer, Leopold, Garhöfer, Gerhard, Cherecheanu, Alina Popa
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Bioengineering; Orbital Reconstruction; Biocompatible Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163153
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The reconstruction of an orbit after complex craniofacial fractures can be extremely demanding. For satisfactory functional and aesthetic results, it is necessary to restore the orbital walls and the craniofacial skeleton using various types of materials. The reconstruction materials can be divided...