"Sutureless" repair of orbital floor and rim fractures. 2009

Katherine A Lane, and Jurij R Bilyk, and Daniel Taub, and Edmund A Pribitkin
Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

OBJECTIVE To report on the surgical outcomes of patients undergoing orbital fracture repair without periosteal or conjunctival closure. METHODS Retrospective interventional case series. METHODS Eighty-two patients (85 eyes) who underwent transconjunctival repair of isolated floor (n = 38) or complex orbital fracture (n = 47) without conjunctival closure. METHODS A transconjunctival incision below the tarsus provides preseptal access to the inferior orbital rim, after which the periosteum is incised for exploration and repair of orbital floor fractures. Forced ductions are performed after release of entrapped tissue and placement of an orbital floor implant, and the conjunctiva is reapproximated with forceps and draped into the inferior fornix. METHODS Incidence of postoperative complications, including orbital implant exposure, infection, and migration. RESULTS Patients were followed for an average of 318 days postoperatively (range 82-978 days). One patient experienced a pyogenic granuloma at the conjunctival incision that resolved with steroid drops. Other complications included lateral canthal dystopia or pyogenic granuloma at the lateral canthotomy site, when used. There were no cases of postoperative implant exposure, infection, or migration. CONCLUSIONS Forgoing closure of the periorbita and conjunctiva after transconjunctival orbital floor and rim fracture repair is associated with a low incidence of postoperative complications. This technique is applicable in the repair of both isolated floor fractures and complex orbital fractures. BACKGROUND The authors have no proprietary or commercial interest in any material discussed in this article.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009917 Orbital Fractures Fractures of the bones in the orbit, which include parts of the frontal, ethmoidal, lacrimal, and sphenoid bones and the maxilla and zygoma. Blow Out Fracture,Blow-Out Fractures,Fractures, Blow-Out,Orbital Fracture,Blow Out Fractures,Blow-Out Fracture,Fracture, Blow Out,Fracture, Blow-Out,Fracture, Orbital,Fractures, Blow Out,Fractures, Orbital,Out Fracture, Blow,Out Fractures, Blow
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003228 Conjunctiva The mucous membrane that covers the posterior surface of the eyelids and the anterior pericorneal surface of the eyeball. Bulbar Conjunctiva,Palpebral Conjunctiva,Plica Semilunaris of Conjunctiva,Plicae Semilunares of Conjunctiva,Tunica Conjunctiva,Conjunctiva, Bulbar,Conjunctiva, Palpebral,Conjunctivas
D005133 Eye Movements Voluntary or reflex-controlled movements of the eye. Eye Movement,Movement, Eye,Movements, Eye
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup

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