TY - JOUR
T1 - Histopathologic Condition Of Fascia Lata Implant 42 Years After Ptosis Repair
AU - Orlando, Fred
AU - Weiss, Jayne S.
AU - Beyer Machule, Charles K.
AU - Albert, Daniel M.
AU - Shapiro, Amiram
PY - 1985/10
Y1 - 1985/10
N2 - Fascia lata implants have been employed since the early part of this century in the repair of blepharoptosis. Although much has been written concerning surgical techniques and results of implanting different preparations of fascia lata, there are relatively few reports of long-term histopathologic follow-up of recovered tissue. In the case described herein, autogenous fascia lata was recovered at the time of repeated surgery and examined 42 years later. On microscopic examination the tissue was viable but demonstrated significantly more vascularization, fibroblastic infiltration, and incorporation with surrounding structures than previously reported implants.
AB - Fascia lata implants have been employed since the early part of this century in the repair of blepharoptosis. Although much has been written concerning surgical techniques and results of implanting different preparations of fascia lata, there are relatively few reports of long-term histopathologic follow-up of recovered tissue. In the case described herein, autogenous fascia lata was recovered at the time of repeated surgery and examined 42 years later. On microscopic examination the tissue was viable but demonstrated significantly more vascularization, fibroblastic infiltration, and incorporation with surrounding structures than previously reported implants.
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U2 - 10.1001/archopht.1985.01050100094027
DO - 10.1001/archopht.1985.01050100094027
M3 - Article
C2 - 4051855
AN - SCOPUS:0021997358
SN - 0003-9950
VL - 103
SP - 1518
EP - 1519
JO - Archives of ophthalmology
JF - Archives of ophthalmology
IS - 10
ER -