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- Title
Repair of Orbital Blow-out Fractures With Nasoseptal Cartilage.
- Authors
Lai, Amy; Gliklich, Richard E.; Rubin, Peter A.D.
- Abstract
The goals of reconstruction in orbital blow-out fractures are to restore floor continuity, provide support of orbital contents, and prevent fibrosis of soft tissues. Although ease of use has popularized alloplasts, autogenous material provides greater biocompatibility and results in low rates of infection, extrusion, and migration. Nasoseptal cartilage is an easily accessible, abundant, autogenous source that provides support to the orbital floor and minimal donor site morbidity. Thirteen patients who presented with orbital blow-out fractures underwent reconstruction with nasoseptal cartilage. Follow-up at 3 months to 4 years shows one patient with persistent manifest enophthalmos requiring further augmentation. There were no recipient or donor site complications. Nasoseptal cartilage is an underutilized and superior material for reconstruction of orbital blow-out fractures.
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 1998, Vol 108, Issue 5, p645
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1097/00005537-199805000-00004