Juergen Taxis, Lena Ungerboeck, Constantin Motel, Alexander W Eckert, Natascha Platz Batista da Silva, Felix Nieberle, Nils Ludwig, Johannes K Meier, Tobias Ettl, Torsten E Reichert, Steffen Spoerl
Orbital floor fractures (OFFs) are common injuries of the midface and may result in long-term complications. The aim of this study was to compare two restoration materials, PDS foils and titanium meshes, with regards to (1) clinical outcome and (2) reduction in orbital volume. The monocentric discovery cohort was analyzed retrospectively and included 476 patients with OFFs treated between 2010 and 2020. A subcohort of 104 patients (study cohort) with isolated OFFs and available high-resolution imaging material was used for volume measurements...
August 16, 2023: Tomography: a Journal for Imaging Research