Double-setting a-tricalcium phosphate cement for the completion of anophthalmic cavity – clinical study

Authors

  • Arianne Pontes Oriá Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Salvador, BA
  • Francisco de Assis Dórea Neto União Metropolitana de Educação e Cultura, Salvador, BA
  • Luis Alberto dos Santos Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
  • José Luiz Laus Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, SP
  • Deusdete Conceição Gomes Junior Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.v51i1p17-23

Keywords:

Hydroxyapatite, Enucleation eye, Artificial eye

Abstract

The double-setting alpha-tricalcium phosphate bone cement was evaluated as an orbital implant for filling the anophthalmic cavity of dogs. The animals were from the Ophthalmology Unit of the Veterinary Hospital, Universidade Estadual Paulista – Jaboticabal, and from a private veterinary clinic. The study was conducted during two years. The patients’ age ranged from 2-11 years old, and their weight from 9-50 kg. The implants ranged from 19 to 25 mm in diameter. Local edema was observed in all animals during the immediate postoperative period. Of the ten performed surgeries in seven animals, a satisfactory, aesthetic result was observed in nine (90%) while in one (10%) of them it was unsatisfactory due to complications that led to the implant removal. The use of the double-setting alpha-tricalcium phosphate bone cement to fill anophthalmic sockets is feasible and could be an alternative to improve the cosmetic appearance after eyeball removal.

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Author Biographies

  • Arianne Pontes Oriá, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Salvador, BA

    Profa. Dra. da Universidade Federal da Bahia.

  • Francisco de Assis Dórea Neto, União Metropolitana de Educação e Cultura, Salvador, BA

    Prof. Dr. da  União Metropolitana de Educação e Cultura.

  • Luis Alberto dos Santos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
    Prof. Dr. da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
  • José Luiz Laus, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, SP
    Prof. Dr. da Universidade Estadual Paulista - Campus Jaboticabal
  • Deusdete Conceição Gomes Junior, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA
    Doutorando em Ciência Animal nos Trópicos - Universidade Federal da Bahia.

Published

2014-08-09

Issue

Section

ARTICLES

How to Cite

Double-setting a-tricalcium phosphate cement for the completion of anophthalmic cavity – clinical study. (2014). Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, 51(1), 17-23. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.v51i1p17-23