title: Simple Repair of a Blow-Out Fracture by the Modified Caldwell-Luc Approach.
abstract: Here we report a patient with a blow-out fracture of the orbital floor that was treated by an intraoral transmaxillary approach. This 38-year-old man suffered a sudden blow to the periorbital area, which caused prolapse of the orbital contents into the maxillary sinus. The modified Caldwell-Luc approach was used to repair the orbital blow-out fracture and the maxillary sinus during was packed with Frazin gauze for 7 days to prevent recurrence of the prolapse. This was an easy and minimally invasive technique for the management of a blow-out fracture of the orbital floor.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea †Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, Sunyani, Ghana ‡Department of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Woo
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Soung Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Emmanuel Kofi
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Amponsah
authors.forename: Suk Keun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing