Management of an Isolated Orbital Blow-out Fracture

Variations in the topography of the infraorbital canal/groove complex: a proposal for classification and its potential usefulness in orbital floor surgery

“…It is believed that the groove mechanically weakens the inferior wall of the orbit. The orbital floor is relatively thin medial to the infraorbital nerve and can be fractured easily, and this is the portion of the floor which is usually removed during floor decompression [3,4,8,15,25,26].…”

“…The infraorbital nerve and vessels are protected by the canal but they can be easily destroyed by manipulations in this region of the groove [4,23].…”

Validity and accuracy of subciliary endoscopic-aided repair of orbital floor fractures

“…CT scans, 3D-CT, and MRI are powerful diagnostic modalities that provide adequate information about bone aVection and soft tissue involvement [13,21], thus ascertaining the exact location and extent of defects, and are thus mandatory in each case of suspected orbital Xoor fracture [22,24].…”

“…The orbital Xoor was approached through the subciliary incision described by Bandyopadhyay and Sapru [22] under general naso-endo-tracheal intubation. The infraorbital nerve was identiWed and protected in seven cases; in the other two cases it was already lacerated by the original injury.…”

Clinical management and reconstruction of isolated orbital floor fractures: The role of computed tomography during preoperative evaluation

“…Generally, fracture occurs over the medial wall and floor of the orbit following trauma. [1] There are various identifications of orbital fractures based on the inclusion or exclusion of the orbital rim. The fractures comprising only the orbital floor are termed as indirect orbital floor fracture, blowout fracture, pure internal orbital floor fracture, or isolated orbital floor fracture.…”