J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2009 Jan;50(1):1-7. 10.3341/jkos.2009.50.1.1.

Reconstruction of Isolated Medial Orbital Wall Fracture Using a Transcaruncular Approach

• Bae MC
• Kwak MS

• KMID: 2211890
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2009.50.1.1

Abstract

PURPOSE
We present our results in the reconstruction of medial orbital wall fractures using a transcaruncular approach.
METHODS
Forty-five patients with isolated medial orbital wall fractures underwent reconstruction by transcaruncular approach in our clinic between May 2003 and October 2007, and were followed up for 6 months or more.
RESULTS
Thirty-three males and 12 females were included in this study, with a mean age of 34.9 years. The most common indication for reconstruction were large sized fractures more than 50%. Operations were performed at a mean 11.9 days after trauma. Among 18 patients who had diplopia before the operation, 16 (89%) patients had symptom relief or improvement, and in the 2 patients where diplopia persisted, it did not in primary and down gaze and offered no difficulties in daily activities. Among 34 patients who had enophthalmos before the operation, most (n=30) of the patients had minimal enophthalmos not more than 2 mm, 4 patients had enophthalmos that exceeded 2 mm.
CONCLUSIONS
Transcaruncular approach in reconstruction of isolated medial orbital wall fracture shows more satisfying functional and cosmetic results and can be preferred to isolated medial orbital wall fracture.

Keyword

Diplopia; Enophthalmos; Medial wall fracture; Transcaruncular approach

MeSH Terms

Cosmetics
Diplopia
Enophthalmos
Female
Humans
Male
Orbit
Cosmetics