Orbital Floor Fracture Surgery Complications

Jama facial plast surg.

Orbital floor fracture surgery complications. Holtmann h eren h sander k kubler nr handschel j. Avoiding complications in the repair of orbital floor fractures. Long term complications of orbital floor fracture repair patrick r boulos md1 patrick g harris md cm frcsc2 carlos cordoba md frcsc2 hugo ciaburro md frcsc2 gilles frenette md frcsc2 1department of ophthalmology hôpital maisonneuve rosemont université de montréal 2division of plastic surgery department of surgery centre hospitalier de l université de montréal chum. Fractures of the orbital floor are common.

A retrospective study of 83 patients classified by age groups. Oculoplastic surgeons deal with all the complications resulting from orbital fracture repair. Repair of an orbital floor fracture by the transconjunctival technique and the use of porous polyethylene implant stabilized with cyanoacrylate glue has many advantages including simplicity of the technique excellent structural. Orbital floor fractures can result in severe aesthetic and functional complications if inappropriately managed.

The floor of the eye socket ruptures or cracks resulting in a small hole in the eye socket s floor which can trap some parts of the eye muscles and its surrounding. Some of these complications include the very things that surgery is intended to avoid. Orbital blowout fracture or indirect orbital floor fracture. As with any surgical procedure bleeding infection and the need for additional surgery are risks.

A blowout fracture of the orbital floor is defined as a fracture of the orbital floor in which the inferior orbital rim is intact. Orbital floor fracture repair complications. Su y shen q lin m et al. Orbital floor fractures short and intermediate term complications depending on treatment procedures.

It is estimated that about 10 of all facial fractures are isolated orbital wall fractures the majority of these being the orbital floor and that 30 40 of. Informed consent orbital floor fracture repair surgery 2012 american society of plastic surgeons purchasers of the informed consent resource cd are given a limited license to modify documents contained herein and reproduce the modified version for use in the purchaser s own practice only. Head face med. The possible loss of vision is the most ominous complication associated with floor repair.

So it gives us greater pause to do surgery without strong indications he said. Diplopia of pediatric orbital blowout fractures.