Repair of orbital floor fractures with marlex® mesh

Repair of orbital floor fractures with marlex® mesh

The best method for reconstructing the acutely fractured orbital floor is controversial. In this review, the outcome of 81 patients with an operatively confirmed pure orbital blow‐out fracture is evaluated with respect to postoperative enophthalmos, diplopia, infection, and extrusion. A Marlex® mesh...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Laryngoscope 1989-07, Vol.99 (7), p.697-701
Hauptverfasser: Scapini, David A., Mathog, Robert H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Bone Transplantation
Diplopia - etiology
Eye Diseases - etiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Orbit - injuries
Orbit - surgery
Orbital Fractures - classification
Orbital Fractures - surgery
Polyethylenes
Polypropylenes
Postoperative Complications
Prostheses and Implants
Skull Fractures - surgery
Surgical Mesh
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Zusammenfassung:The best method for reconstructing the acutely fractured orbital floor is controversial. In this review, the outcome of 81 patients with an operatively confirmed pure orbital blow‐out fracture is evaluated with respect to postoperative enophthalmos, diplopia, infection, and extrusion. A Marlex® mesh implant was used to repair 58 of the fractures, with minimal resultant complications. We believe that Marlex® mesh is an ideal implant for use in repairing the early blow‐out fracture.
ISSN:0023-852X
1531-4995
DOI:10.1288/00005537-198907000-00006