Histopathological evaluation of rotation sutures for involutional entropion.
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Histopathological evaluation of rotation sutures for involutional entropion.
Rotation sutures are a popular method of temporarily correcting involutional entropion. The permanence of the procedure depends on a fibrotic scar along the suture tracks. Sutures which create generous scars would probably produce the most satisfactory results. In this study 4-0 chromic gut, nylon, and silk sutures were evaluated in rabbit lower eyelids for their ability to create histologicall...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.73.8.628