title: [Surgical management of naso-orbital-ethmoid fractures].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Center of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking Universigy School of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China. zhangyi2000@263.net
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jin-gang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Yong-gang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dong-mei
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: 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