[Surgical management of naso-orbital-ethmoid fractures].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the clinical characteristics of naso-orbital-ethmoid (NOE) fracture, principles and surgical methods.


METHODS
Twenty-nine patients with NOE fractures were investigated. Operations for the treatment of NOE and subsequent deformities included reduction of central fragment, reconstruction of orbit walls, reattachment of medial canthal ligament and so on. The outcome of the treatment was evaluated.


RESULTS
Three cases were infected postoperatively. Of the 14 cases performed on reconstruction of orbit wall, 9 cases got complete correction for their dystopia/enophthalmos, 5 cases improved. Thirteen cases experiencing canthopexy obtained accepted outcome.


CONCLUSIONS
The satisfactory correction of NOE fracture and subsequent enophthalmos/dystopia and telecanthus can be achieved with elective surgery in most cases.
Zhang
Yi
Y
Center of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking Universigy School of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China. zhangyi2000@263.net
An
Jin-gang
JG
Sun
Yong-gang
YG
Liu
Lin
L
He
Dong-mei
DM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D055815:Young Adult