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- Title
Three-Dimensional Pre-Bent Titanium Implant for Concomitant Orbital Floor and Medial Wall Fractures in an East Asian Population.
- Authors
Kyung Min Lee; Ji Ung Park; Sung Tack Kwon; Suk Wha Kim; Eui Cheol Jeong
- Abstract
Background: The objective of this article is to evaluate clinical outcomes of combined orbital floor and medial wall fracture repair using a three-dimensional pre-bent titanium implant in an East Asian population. Methods: Clinical and radiologic data were analyzed for 11 patients with concomitant orbital floor and medial wall fractures. A combined transcaruncular and inferior fornix approach with lateral canthotomy was used for the exposure of fractures. An appropriate threedimensional preformed titanium implant was selected and inserted according to the characteristics of a given defect. Results: Follow-up time ranged from 2 to 6 months (median, 4.07 months). All patients had a successful treatment outcome without any complications. Clinically significant enophthalmos was not observed after treatment. Conclusions: Three-dimensional pre-bent titanium implants are appropriate for use in the East Asian population, with a high success rate of anatomic restoration of the orbital volume and prevention of enophthalmos in combined orbital floor and medial wall fracture cases.
- Subjects
ARTIFICIAL implants; BONE fractures; HEALTH outcome assessment
- Publication
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2014, Vol 41, Issue 5, p480
- ISSN
2234-6163
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5999/aps.2014.41.5.480