Traumatic wound dehiscence after penetrating keratoplasty

KARTAL, TURAN; KANDEMIR, Baran; Set, Turan; KUGU, Suleyman; KELEŞ, Sadullah; CEYLAN, Erdinc; AKMAZ, Berkay; APIL, Aytekin; OZERTURK, Yusuf

doi:10.5505/tjtes.2014.36589

Traumatic wound dehiscence after penetrating keratoplasty

KARTAL B., KANDEMIR B., Set T., KUGU S., KELEŞ S., CEYLAN E., ...More

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.20, no.3, pp.181-188, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 20 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.5505/tjtes.2014.36589
Journal Name: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.181-188
Keywords: Graft survival, penetrating keratoplasty, traumatic wound dehiscence, visual prognosis, RUPTURE
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the risk factors, clinical features and outcomes of surgery for traumatic wound dehiscence (TWD) following penetrating keratoplasty (PK).