title: Open reduction versus endoscopically controlled reconstruction of orbital floor fractures: a retrospective analysis.
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative results of open reduction versus endoscopically controlled reconstructions of orbital floor fractures. The medical records of 83 patients, treated between January 2000 and December 2008, were reviewed for enophthalmos, diplopia and complications. Fifty-eight patients were operated on using open reduction and in 25 patients the open reduction was endoscopically controlled. A significantly better outcome, regarding enophthalmos and diplopia improvement, was found in the endoscopically controlled group. Endoscopically controlled reconstruction of orbital floor fractures seems to be a more accurate and successful treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hundepool
authors.forename: M A P
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Willemsen
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Koudstaal
authors.forename: K G H
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: van der Wal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D015841:Enophthalmos / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult