ArticleJournal of maxillofacial and oral surgery2023
Successful Management of Post-Traumatic Residual Orbital Roof Defects with Cosmetic Disfigurement and Functional Deficits Using Innovative Titanium Plate Orbitoplasty.
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- Recovery of ocular motility after surgical intervention in orbital roof fracture-induced cranial nerve injuries.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Late presentations of post-traumatic residual orbital roof deformities ensuing from old, unaddressed orbital injuries, can be extremely challenging to manage and quite complicated to correct, owing to proximity of the brain and frontal sinus, malunion or bony fusion of the displaced, delicate orbital fracture fragments, necrosis of entrapped extraocular muscles and progressive intraorbital soft tissue fibrosis and adhesions. There exists a paucity in literature on delayed repair of displaced and comminuted orbital roof fractures and late reconstruction of the three-dimensional architecture of the orbital frame and internal orbit. Aim & Objectives: To present an unusual case of severe post-traumatic residual orbital roof deformity, resulting in longstanding aesthetic disfigurement and persisting functional deficits, and its successful management. Material & Methods: The patient had sustained orbital injuries sixteen months ago, on being punched in the face at a boxing tournament. The increased orbital volume produced by an impure blowout fracture of the left orbital roof, with comminution of the upper and lower orbital rims, had resulted in considerable cosmetic deformity, discomfort as well as functional debility, all of which were successfully and efficaciously managed by an innovative use of a Titanium Orbital Plate for orbital roof reconstruction. Discussion: Overlooked, undetected or ignored derangements in intraorbital volume and contour, can lead to severe cosmetic disfigurement in the form of enophthalmos, hypoglobus, entropion, telecanthus, palpebral fissure width narrowing and ptosis; in addition to crippling functional deficits, such as diplopia, blurred vision, levator dysfunction, restricted ocular motility and reduced visual range and acuity. Results & Conclusions: An innovative Titanium mesh orbitoplasty enabled achievement of both, the aesthetic and functional goals of reconstruction of the distorted bony orbit, with successful correction of severe functional and aesthetic deficits.
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