Case report on combined approach for delayed orbital floor repair

"White-eyed blowout" fractures in pediatric patients can be presented with fewer clinical symptoms; therefore, immediate diagnosis and surgery is essential. In cases where early surgery was performed, rapid recovery and better postoperative outcomes were noted regardless of the configurati...

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Published in:National journal of maxillofacial surgery 2023, Vol.14 (1), p.140-142
Main Authors: Kumar, K P Manoj, Nair, Aparna S, Das, T Ajay, Chanchalesh, M C
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:"White-eyed blowout" fractures in pediatric patients can be presented with fewer clinical symptoms; therefore, immediate diagnosis and surgery is essential. In cases where early surgery was performed, rapid recovery and better postoperative outcomes were noted regardless of the configuration of fracture. In pediatric patients, due to changes in the orbital volume, autograft is recommended. Although there are different approaches to orbital floor, transantral approach provides enhanced illumination and accessibility to orbital floor. This case report portrays a pediatric case of white-eyed blow out fracture which went unnoticed for about 1 month and was managed at a later date. Combined mid-tarsal and transantral approaches using iliac crest graft was used to repair the orbital blow-out fracture.
ISSN:0975-5950
DOI:10.4103/njms.njms_394_21