orbital fractures; pure blowout; orbital reconstruction; autogenous bone.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the ophthalmic clinical findings following surgical reconstruction with autogenous bone grafts of pure blowout fractures. A retrospective review of 211 patients who underwent surgical repair of an orbital fracture between October 1996 and December 2013 was performed. Following data analysis, 60 patients who were followed up over a period of 1 year were included. A solitary floor fracture was present in 38 patients and a floor and a medial wall fracture in 22 patients...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The purpose of this study was to develop a finite element model (FEM) of a human orbit, who experienced a pure orbital blowout fracture, to study the effect of the geometrical mismatch-induced stresses on the orbital floor/graft interface and how to improve the graft design when restoring the orbital floor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A FEM of the orbit and the globe of 1 patient who experienced pure orbital blowout fracture and treated with autogenous bone graft was generated based on computed tomographic scans...

PURPOSE: Various autografts and synthetic materials such as titanium plates have been used for orbital floor reconstruction; however, no consensus on reconstruction methods has been reached. We have used iliac cancellous bone for this reconstruction with good results. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients (n = 101) enrolled in this study underwent orbital floor reconstruction of pure blowout fracture with an approximate 1 mm thinned and trimmed iliac cancellous bone without fixation of the graft...

BACKGROUND: The transcutaneous transorbital approach to medial orbital wall fractures facilitates placing a large implant or autogenous graft. However, its major disadvantage is the difficulty of accurately reducing the fractured medial orbital wall and herniated soft tissues with minimal morbidity. METHODS: To resolve this problem, a combined transcutaneous transethmoidal/transorbital approach through the same skin incision was developed at the Chonnam National University Medical School...