title: Transconjunctival approach to zygomatic and orbital floor fractures.
abstract: The authors present their experience with transconjunctival approach to access the orbital floor, infraorbital rim and zygomatic-frontal and zygomatic temporal sutures in 40 patients with fractures in the orbital and zygomatic region. The preseptal and retroseptal approaches are described. Despite the complication rate of 12.5%, the esthetic results and simultaneous visualization of the infraorbital rim and lateral orbital rim supports the use of the transconjunctival approach.
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Service, Santa Casa Medical School Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Manganello-Souza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodrigues de Freitas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000601:surgery; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D004483:Ectropion / Q000209:etiology; D004954:Esthetics; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*