Reconstruction of the orbital wall using superior orbital rim osteotomy in a patient with a superior orbital wall fracture

• DOI: 10.1186/s40902-018-0181-1
• Publication Date: 2018-11-30T02:45:16Z
• Authors: Jae Jin Heo; Ji-Hun Chong; Jeong Joon Han; Seunggon Jung; Min-Suk Kook; Hee-Kyun Oh; Hong-Ju Park
• Keywords: Orbital Fracture

Fractures of the orbital wall are mainly caused by traffic accidents, assaults, and falls generally occur in men aged between 20 40 years. Complications that may after an fracture include diplopia decreased visual acuity due to changes volume, ocular depression floor height, exophthalmos. If surgery is delayed too long, tissue adhesion will occur, making it difficult improve ophthalmologic symptoms. Thus, early diagnosis treatment important. superior often accompanied skull fractures. Most these patients unable perform evaluation neurosurgery treatment. These more likely show adhesion, properly dissect for reconstruction during surgery.