BACKGROUND Various surgical methods for repairing medial orbital wall fractures have been introduced. The conventional technique requires total separation of the displaced orbital bones from the orbital soft tissues. However, subperiosteal dissection around the fracture can cause additional damage. The aim of the present study is to introduce a method of reconstructing medial orbital wall fract...

We present a case of concurrent rotator cuff tear and axillary nerve palsy resulting from anterior dislocation of the shoulder and a large glenoid rim fracture-a "terrible tetrad." A 61-year-old woman fell on her right shoulder. Radiographs showed anterior dislocation of the shoulder with a glenoid rim fracture, and an MRI two months after injury revealed a rotator cuff tear. Upon referral to o...

Isolated bilateral orbital floor fractures are uncommon and are rarely described in the scientific literature. They are usually seen in association with naso-ethmoidal fractures, zygomatic fractures, or fractures of the middle third. We report our experience in the management of a patient presenting bilateral isolated orbital floor fracture. The difficulties in management of these fractures are...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To compare early and late surgical repair of orbital blowout floor fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective, comparative interventional case series reviewed medical records of 50 consecutive patients who underwent unilateral orbital floor fracture repair in a 4-year period. Comparative analysis was performed between patients operated on within 2 weeks of injury...

To cite: Newton KR, du Plessis MT. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202802 DESCRIPTION A 28-year-old man attended the emergency department following an awkward tackle while playing rugby. While in the prone position, another player landed on his lower back. 2 He experienced immediate pain in association with a ‘popping’ sensation in his left hip...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the factors affecting recovery of diplopia and limited ocular motility in pediatric patients who underwent surgery for orbital wall fracture. DESIGN Retrospective observational case series. METHODS In this retrospective observational case series, 150 pediatric patients (1-18 years old) who were diagnosed with orbital medial wall or floor fracture and underwent corr...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE In an orbital fracture involving diplopia, enophthalmos is a major problem to be corrected because ofsoft tissue swelling and limited incision, which causes inaccurate restoration oforbital anatomy and reestablishing orbital volume. Pre-operative computerized planning combined with intra-operative navigation and endoscopy are used to create the accurate anatomical orbit...

Objective:
 To determine the frequency of trismus and diplopia in patients with zygomatic complex fractures.
 Materials Methods:
 This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 82 using non-probability consecutive sampling technique. Patients ZMC fractures age above 15 years both genders were included. TMJ pathologies, history previous surgery having orbital pathologies...

although uncommon, traumatic optic neuropathy (ton) is an important cause of visual loss. different therapeutic approaches including different dosages of steroids, surgical decompression of optic canal and observation alone have been suggested but there has been no conclusive evidence to establish a standard approach to this devastating cause of visual loss. to determine the effectiveness of in...