BACKGROUND Trapdoor-type orbital fractures usually associated with marked motility restriction are common in the pediatric age group. We reviewed the characterization and surgical outcomes of orbital blow-out fracture in children. METHOD This is a retrospective review study. From Jan. 1997 to Dec. 2006, 75 patients under 18 years of age with orbital blow-out fractures were seen in the departm...

PURPOSE To evaluate the predictive factors for development of diplopia and extraocular muscle movement (EOM) limitations in the patients with isolated pure blow-out fracture. METHODS One hundred thirty-two patients with isolated pure blow-out fracture were included. The diagnosis was done with computed tomography scan. Possible predictive factors were analyzed with logistic regression. The ca...

In 11 patients with blow out fracture of the orbit, measurement of orbital volume using computed tomography (CT) more than 20 days after injury correlated well with enophthalmos measured from the same scans (r = 0.87, p < 0.001, SEE 0.63 mm), with a 1 cm3 increase in orbital volume causing 0.8 mm of enophthalmos. This confirms the cause of enophthalmos after blow out fracture to be increase in ...

This paper describes the fracture mechanics approach behind the water pressure ‘blow-off test for characterising the failure behaviour of composite repairs on steel tubes. The technique enables the fracture toughness of the metal/composite interface to be determined at the point where failure initiates. Surprisingly the values found for the interfacial fracture toughness are typically an order ...

62 years old male patient who presented blunt trauma in his right eye with subsequent orbital fracture type impure blow-out required open reduction of the facial fracture, at second postoperative day a retrobulbar hematoma need for surgical intervention urgency.

BACKGROUND A blow-out fracture is one of the most common facial injuries in midface trauma. Orbital wall reconstruction is extremely important because it can cause various functional and aesthetic sequelae. Although many materials are available, there are no uniformly accepted guidelines regarding material selection for orbital wall reconstruction. METHODS From January 2007 to August 2012, a ...