Conservative treatment of isolated medial orbital wall fractures.
The decision to use surgical or nonsurgical treatment for orbital blow-out fractures is still controversial. Previously, it was advocated that all blow-out fractures should be treated surgically based on the conception that extraocular muscles were blown out and trapped in the fracture area. However, a shift to a more conservative approach occurred gradually, most likely due to the evidence of spontaneous improvement. The medical records of two patients who were diagnosed as having an isolated medial wall fracture with medial rectus muscle displacement into the ethmoid sinus, as demonstrated by computed tomography, were reviewed. Both patients showed improvement only with conservative therapy.
Yenice
Ozlem
O
Department of Ophthalmology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ogüt
Mehdi Süha
MS
Onal
Sumru
S
Ozcan
Eda
E
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003657:Decision Making; D004172:Diplopia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal