title: Tarsal fracture operation in cicatricial entropion.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cicatricial entropion is a common eyelid condition encountered by ophthalmologists. There is a variety of procedures to correct this condition, in which tarsal fracture procedure is one of them. However, recurrence has been a problem and success rate should be calculated.
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective non-comparative interventional case series on patients with cicatricial entropion corrected by tarsal fracture technique was conducted at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between 2003 and 2007. The success rate was evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most patients were female (81%) with the mean age of 62.2 (SD 20.1) years old. The success rate of tarsal fracture was 74.2%. After the reoperations of the recurrent cases, the success rate reached up to 87.1%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tarsal fracture is a simple, quickly-performed, and less time-consuming procedure. It should be considered as an initial operation for cicatricial entropion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Fontip Na
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Pombejara
authors.forename: Suppapong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tirakunwichcha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D004774:Entropion / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult