When it comes to surgical repair of orbital floor fractures the consensus among oculoplastic specialists is that less is often more.
Orbital floor repair cost.
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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.
The transition zone between the medial orbital wall and the orbital floor is difficult to visualize intraoperatively.
This is a fracture of the paper thin floor of the eye socket with the bony rim surrounding the eye remaining intact.
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 support shorter operative time and cost effectiveness.
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 all.
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.
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.
Etiology fractures of the orbital floor are common.
This becomes even more difficult to visualize in dissection further posteriorly.
Management of orbital floor fractures is still debated and controversial.
In the literature there are many conflicting reports about classifications type of implant materials and ideal time to perform surgery.
Blow out fracture repair.
The challenge of orbital floor repair is particular in the most posterior part and in the transition zone with the medial wall.
Orbital blowout fracture or indirect orbital floor fracture.