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Inferior Rectus Myositis After Orbital Fracture Repair With the Medpor® Implant in a 38-Year-Old Male Patient

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We report a rare case of inferior rectus myositis related to a Medpor® orbital implant (Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI, USA) following orbital fracture repair. A 38-year-old gentleman, who underwent uneventful orbital floor fracture repair using a Medpor® implant, presented a week later with a dull ache and acute onset of diplopia on up- and downgaze. The symptoms were gradually relieved after a secondary transorbital, transantral biplanar surgical approach for removal of an orbital Medpor® implant and repair of the orbital fracture. Despite the high success rates seen with Medpor® orbital implants, the body may recognize the implant as foreign and can mount an immune response against it.

Source: Cureus

Authors: Thomas Ting Hei Tsang, Fatema Aljufairi, Jake U Sebastian, Kenneth Lai, Kelvin Chong

Institutions: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Government Hospitals, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Facial Trauma and Fracture Management

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7164657924

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