rss
Br J Ophthalmol 2002;86:394-396 doi:10.1136/bjo.86.4.394
  • Scientific correspondence

Complications of motility peg placement for porous hydroxyapatite orbital implants

  1. C-J Lin1,
  2. S-L Liao2,
  3. J-R Jou2,
  4. S C S Kao3,
  5. P-K Hou2,
  6. M-S Chen2
  1. 1Departments of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital and ChiaYi Christian Hospital, ChiaYi City, Taiwan
  2. 2Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
  3. 3Chu-Miao Eye Clinic, Taiwan
  1. Correspondence to: Shu-Lang Liao, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan; lang89{at}ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw
  • Accepted 6 September 2001

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the complications associated with pegging of porous hydroxyapatite orbital implants.

Methods: Complications associated with pegging were retrospectively reviewed from the charts of 100 of 133 patients with hydroxyapatite implantation from 1993 to 2000.

Results: 48 (48%) of the 100 hydroxyapatite implanted patients who had undergone pegging were found to have problems with their pegs, including discharge (45.8%), peg falling out (20.8%), pyogenic granulomas (16.7%), popping peg (14.6%), hydroxyapatite visible around peg hole (8.3%), part of peg shaft visible (6.2%), peg drilled off centre (6.2%), peg drilled at an angle (4.2%), and excess movement of peg (4.2%). The standard peg fell out statistically more often than the peg and sleeve system (Yates's corrected χ2, p=0.038). There was a trend towards complications of the peg with use of a standard peg (versus sleeved peg) (p=0.226).

Conclusions: There are several potential complications of pegging. Most complications are minor and can be managed successfully.

Footnotes

    This Article

    1. Abstract
    2. Full text
    3. PDF

    Services

    1. Email this link to a friend
    2. Alert me when this article is cited
    3. Alert me if a correction is posted
    4. Alert me when eletters are published
    5. Article Usage Statistics
    6. Similar articles in this journal
    7. Similar articles in Web of Science
    8. Similar articles in PubMed
    9. Add article to my folders
    10. Download to citation manager
    11. Request permissions

    Responses

    1. Submit a response
    2. No responses published

    Social bookmarking

    Register for free content


    Free sample
     This recent issue is free to all users to allow everyone the opportunity to see the full scope and typical content of BJO.
    View free sample issue >>

    Free archive
    The full back archive is now available for BJO. Institutional subscribers may access the entire archive as part of their subscription. Personal subscribers will also have access to all content when logged in. Non-subscribers who register have free access to all articles published before 2006, back to volume 1 issue 1.
    Register to access the free archive >>

    Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the articles as they are published.