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purpose: to determine the prevalence of intraocular injuries in patients with blow-out fracture and also to evaluate the etiologic mechanism of orbital blow-out fractures methods: this study is a consecutive case series analysis of 116 patients with orbital blow-out fractures. the patients were visited by an ophthalmologist within 24 hours of trauma. results: ninety-one men and twenty-five wome...

Purpose This study evaluated outcomes of surgical treatment for enophthalmos after pediatric orbital blowout fracture. Associations fracture type, site, time from injury to treatment, and type procedure with were assessed. Methods The medical records 200 children adolescents (38 girls 162 boys) fractures treated in the authors' department 1975 2015 reviewed retrospectively. main causes accident...

Orbital emphysema is typically a benign condition that occurs following forceful injection of air into the orbital soft tissue spaces. In many cases there is a history of trauma and fracture of an orbital bone, which permits air entry. However, other mechanisms of orbital emphysema have been reported including infection, pulmonary barotrauma, injury from compressed-air hoses, and complications ...

BACKGROUND The orbital blowout fracture is a common facial injury, but full consensus has not been reached regarding its optimal management. The authors retrospectively explored consecutive cases of blowout fractures and proposed new recommendations for treatment. METHODS Two hundred eight newly registered patients were selected from the database of Nagasaki University Hospital over the past ...

BACKGROUND Many implants are being used for the reconstruction of orbital wall fractures. The effect of the choice of implant for the reconstruction of an orbital wall fracture on the surgical outcome is under debate. The purpose of this article is to compare the outcomes of orbital wall reconstruction of small orbital wall fractures on the basis of the implants used. METHODS The authors cond...