J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.
2000 May;22(3):288-293.
A Clinical study of infraorbital wall fractures
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- 1Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Bio-Science, Chon-buk National University.
Abstract
- This study was aimed at furnishing the data of infraorbital wall fractures and aiding treatment. This is the retrospective study on infraorbital wall fractures. The patients were treated in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery of Chon-Buk National University Hospital from Jan. 1, 1996 to Sep. 30, 1999. The result were as follows: Male predominated over female by a ratio of 3.57:1. The most common reason was traffic accident(64.1%). The elapsed time from injury to operation was average 10.4 days. The most frequent site of fractures was Zygomatico-Maxillary complex fracture(61.7%). The highest department of associated injuries was neurologic Dept.(52.3%). The complication after fractures were the ophthalmologic(20.3%), esthetic(14.8%), facial numbness(4.7%), etc in this order. The highest ophthalmologic complications was the enophthalmos(7%).
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