Orbital fractures: Incidence and significance of imaging
1 Associate professor, Department of Radio-diagnosis, Dr Moopen’s Medical College, Wayanad, Kerala, India.
2 Professor, Department of Maxillofacial surgery and dentistry, Dr Moopen’s Medical College, Wayanad, Kerala, India.
3 Assistant professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dr Moopen’s Medical College, Wayanad, Kerala, India.
Research Article
International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine and Surgery Research, 2023, 03(02), 061–069.
Article DOI: 10.53294/ijfmsr.2023.3.2.0078
Publication history:
Received on 01 July 2023; revised on 13 August 2023; accepted on 15 August 2023
Abstract:
Aim: To identify the incidence of various orbital wall fractures, their association with other facial fractures and their clinical significance.
Methods: This is a prospective observational study of patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms of orbital fractures, and were assessed further by CT scan.
Results: Radiologic examination reveals a variety of findings in each case. Most of the orbital fractures in our study are comminuted and bilateral. The medial wall is the commonly fractured entity, followed by the floor. Associated findings frequently seen in in this study are zygomatic fractures, nasal bone fractures and hemosinus.
Conclusions: Even though orbital floor fractures are relatively less common, diagnosing orbital floor fractures and inferior rectus entrapment are essential in planning surgical intervention. This study also emphasizes the need for CT imaging in every case of orbital injury.
Keywords:
Head and neck trauma; Computed tomography; Depressed fracture; Diplopia
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