| Literature DB >> 7947446 |
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Abstract
Maintaining good wound closure in canalicular lacerations is difficult because of the horizontal tension exerted by the orbicularis muscle on the wound. A method of placing a deep medial canthal traction suture through the medial orbital periosteum to aid in maintaining good wound approximation is presented.Mesh:
Year: 1994 PMID: 7947446 DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199409000-00008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg ISSN: 0740-9303 Impact factor: 1.746