Oclar Floor Repair

Repair of the transition zone between medial orbital wall and floor is vital and determines the position of the orbital contents and the globe.

Oclar floor repair. Clinical recommendations for repair of isolated orbital floor fractures. Coronal slice of a ct scan shows a non affected left orbit with normal anatomy of the transition zone. The inferior wall or orbital floor is formed by the upper jawbone maxilla part of the cheek bone zygomatic and a small part of the hard palate palatine bone. Numbness of the infra orbital n.

Pediatric orbital floor fracture. A significant facial asymmetry imaging evidence of the fracture the age of the patient and clinical signs and symptoms are extremely important in determining the surgical indications. This videotape shows the repair of an orbital floor blow out fracture. The optic nerve exits the orbit through the optic foramen located at the superonasal portion of the orbit.

Step by step live surgical video showing repair in a case of orbital floor fracture with entrapment of inferior rectus muscle. Orbital blowout fracture or indirect orbital floor fracture. Fractures to the inferior. Many fractures of the orbit a common occurrence with facial trauma never require surgery which is customarily performed in patients with restricted motility diplopia and enophthalmos.

When it comes to surgical repair of orbital floor fractures the consensus among oculoplastic specialists is that less is often more. Nearly all cases of visual loss following orbital floor fracture repair occur due to elevated pressure in the orbit causing a compartment syndrome either due to orbital hemorrhage or edema compressing the optic nerve. The patient has sinking in enopthalmos of the eye. Egbert je may k kersten rc kulwin dr.

This video is assisted by surg. Orbital fractures of this size have a high incidence of subsequent significant enophthalmos. The repair of the orbital floor fractures is not without risks which must be taken into consideration when surgery is decided as a treatment of choice. Repair is typically.

Other indications vary but most surgeons will repair fractures within 2 weeks if one or more of the following criteria are met.