Double-walled orbital fractures involving the floor and medial wall are commonly encountered in instances of significant midface trauma.Operative intervention is indicated in the presence of persistent diplopia,signif...Double-walled orbital fractures involving the floor and medial wall are commonly encountered in instances of significant midface trauma.Operative intervention is indicated in the presence of persistent diplopia,significant enophthalmos,or muscle entrapment.Surgical repair of these injuries may be challenging due to large fracture sizes or loss of bony supports.The transconjunctival and transcaruncular approaches have been popularized to reconstruct isolated floor and medial wall fractures,respectively.However,surgical approaches for fractures involving both these walls have not been well described in the literature.In this technical note,we detail a combined transcaruncular-transconjunctival approach that is safe,effective,and aesthetically sensitive.展开更多
文摘Double-walled orbital fractures involving the floor and medial wall are commonly encountered in instances of significant midface trauma.Operative intervention is indicated in the presence of persistent diplopia,significant enophthalmos,or muscle entrapment.Surgical repair of these injuries may be challenging due to large fracture sizes or loss of bony supports.The transconjunctival and transcaruncular approaches have been popularized to reconstruct isolated floor and medial wall fractures,respectively.However,surgical approaches for fractures involving both these walls have not been well described in the literature.In this technical note,we detail a combined transcaruncular-transconjunctival approach that is safe,effective,and aesthetically sensitive.
