Inferior 'trapdoor' orbital floor fractures with muscle and soft tissue incarceration are the most common type of orbital fracture in children. Delays to treatment can lead to a significant morbidity. It has been recommended that children who present with a 'white-eyed blowout' fracture should have surgery performed within 48h of diagnosis, otherwise prognosis is poor. A 14-year-old boy was ini...

OBJECTIVE To assess the practicality and potential benefits of intraoperative computed tomography using a mobile scanner in the operating room during repair of orbitozygomatic fractures. SETTING Level I trauma center. DESIGN Twenty-five patients undergoing open reduction of a unilateral displaced fracture of the zygoma and/or repair of a blow-out fracture of the orbit with cranial bone graf...

Purpose: To report the surgical outcome of traumatic blow out fractures of the floor of the orbit. Materials and methods: Five patients who sustained orbital floor blowout fracture following trauma underwent surgical repair via trans-conjunctival or subciliary approaches. One patient had sustained bilateral blowout fracture. Three patients presented with symptoms early following the fracture wi...

Orbital fractures commonly occur in maxillofacial trauma causing enophthalmos and diplopia. The isolated orbital fl oor fracture often called as blow out fracture is a common presentation following blunt trauma. The fl oor fractures may also occur in combination with zygomatic arch fractures, Le Fort II or III or with frac ture of other orbital bones. The cosmetic and functional problems can vi...

This rare case report describes the diagnosis and treatment of an isolated left-sided orbital floor fracture with a complete dislocation of the globe into the maxillary sinus and briefly discusses the indications of surgery and recovery for orbital floor fractures in general. Complete herniation of the globe through an orbital blow-out fracture is uncommon. However, the current case illustrates...