The prognosis of patients was predicted by ct evaluation.
Diplopia after lower orbital floor repair.
A minimum of 6 months follow up was available for all patients included in the study.
A total of 47 of 54 86.
Both of them could be weakened by direct trauma 12 17 ischemia so called compartment syndrome 18 and iatrogenic damage during reconstructive surgery 6 13 or restricted by adhesions 19 fibrosis 10 or entrapment under improperly.
All patients referred during a 2 year period because of persistent diplopia after surgical repair of orbital fracture were categorized according to the degree and pattern of ocular motility.
Complication the incidence of diplopia after surgical repair of orbital blowout fractures has not been well studied.
Ial postoperative complication the incidence of diplopia after surgical repair of orbital blowout fractures has not been well studied.
We retrospectively studied 54 patients who underwent repair of an orbital blowout fracture.
We retrospectively studied 54 patients who underwent repair of an orbital blowout fracture.
Adult patients who have diplopia or pain on eye movements in the acute setting of an orbital floor fracture should be evaluated again within a week following the injury and if diplopia persists should be seen at weekly intervals as long as the dysmotility is improving.
Patients who have tenting or deformity of eom on ct scan are more likely to have postoperative diplopia.
An association of preoperative diplopia as well as radiologic evidence of extraocular muscle eom swelling and diplopia 6 months after repair of pure blow out fractures with variousalloplastic.
Once improvement stops a decision for surgical repair is appropriate.
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Diplopia in patients with orbital floor fractures may appear in either up or downgaze or both 9 14 the etiology of this phenomenon has been speculated on since lerman s 1970 study.
We retrospectively studied 54 patients who underwent repair of an orbital blowout fracture.
A minimum of 6 months follow up was available for all patients included in the study.
16 the inferior rectus muscle and the inferior oblique muscle may be involved.
A minimum of 6 months follow up was available for all patients included in the study.
Prognostic ct findings of diplopia after surgical repair of pure orbital blowout fracture pubmed the prognosis of patients was predicted by ct evaluation.
Although diplopia is often an indication for surgery and is presented to patients as a potential postoperative complication the incidence of diplopia after surgical repair of orbital blowout fractures has not been well studied.
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