Blow out fracture of orbit involves fracture of orbital floor without fracture of infraorbital rim. This injury is common from frontal blow to orbit. Frontal blow to orbit causes increased intraorbital tension causing fracture of floor of the orbit (weak point) with prolapse of orbital content into the maxillary sinus cavity. This causes enophthalmos and diplopia. Infraorbital rim is not involv...

PURPOSE To describe a series of orbital fractures and associated ophthalmic and craniofacial injuries in the pediatric population. METHODS A retrospective case series of 312 pediatric patients over a 9-year period (2002-2011) with orbit fractures diagnosed by CT. RESULTS Five hundred ninety-one fractures in 312 patients were evaluated. There were 192 boys (62%) and 120 girls (38%) with an a...

d d s a ecause of the complex structure of the orbital walls, he fracture patterns vary considerably in their locaion as well as in their degree of severity.1 Multiple ortions of the orbit can be fractured and several nternal orbital walls therefore injured simultaeously. The ideal reconstruction material for orbital floor or all reconstruction should be easy to mold, easy to nchor, biocompatib...

A case of acquired Brown syndrome caused by surgical repair of medial orbital wall fracture is reported in the present paper. A 23-year-old man presented at the hospital with right periorbital trauma. Although the patient did not complain of any diplopia, the imaging study revealed a blow-out fracture of the medial orbital wall. Surgical repair with a calvarial bone autograft was performed at t...

Trapdoor fracture is a type of orbital fracture frequently observed in pediatric patients after facial trauma. The treatment options and surgical outcomes associated with this fracture are controversial.This study investigated the surgery principles and strategies as well as the functional training for the recovery and prognosis of pediatric patients with trapdoor fracture.A retrospective study...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to analyze the practice management patterns of the current members of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) and to determine the use of oral prophylactic antibiotics in an attempt to prevent orbital cellulitis following nonoperative orbital fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional web-based survey was emai...

The fractures of the orbital floor are common after craniofacial trauma. Repair with resorbable plates is a viable reconstructive option; however, there are few reports in the literature. This study describes our experience using copolymer polylactic and polyglycolic acid (PLLA/PGA) orbital reconstruction plates (LactoSorb, Lorenz Surgical, Jacksonville, FL) in 29 cases of the orbital floor fra...

PURPOSE To investigate the surgical timing postinjury in regard to ocular motility in patients with orbital-floor blowout fractures. METHODS This study involved 197 eyes (92 right eyes and 105 left eyes) of 197 patients (154 males and 43 females, mean age: 29.0 years, range: 7-85 years) with pure orbital blowout fractures. All patients underwent surgical repair within 30 days postinjury and w...

This rare case report describes the diagnosis and treatment of an isolated left-sided orbital floor fracture with a complete dislocation of the globe into the maxillary sinus and briefly discusses the indications of surgery and recovery for orbital floor fractures in general. Complete herniation of the globe through an orbital blow-out fracture is uncommon. However, the current case illustrates...