title: Medial orbital wall reconstruction with swine bone cortex.
abstract: Fractures of the medial orbital wall can be isolated or associated with other orbital defects arising from maxillofacial fractures. However, a medial orbital wall defect results in a relative increase of the orbital volume. The decision regarding surgical intervention in the management of medial orbital wall fractures is influenced by a variety of factors, including the presence and severity of restricted ocular motility, the degree of enophthalmos, the estimated fracture size, and the clinical judgment of the surgeon; however, untreated medial orbital wall fractures can result in secondary enophthalmos. The aim of this study was to describe our experience with deantigenated swine bone cortex for the reconstruction of the fractured medial orbital wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rinna
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reale
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Foresta
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mustazza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D004172:Diplopia / Q000601:surgery; D015841:Enophthalmos / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000601:surgery; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013552:Swine; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery