Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2021 Dec;64(12):896-900. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2021.00304.
White-Eyed Orbital Blowout Fracture: A Retrospective Study of 22 Patients
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Maryknoll Hospital, Busan, Korea
- KMID: 2523399
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2021.00304
Abstract
- Background and Objectives
The study reports on the clinical experience of repairing white-eyed orbital blow out fracture through a retrospective study of various incidences of white-eyed orbital blow out fracture that resulted in different treatment methods and outcomes.
Subjects and Method
A retrospective study was performed on 22 patients with white-eyed blowout fracture who underwent operation between March 2009 and June 2019 at our clinic. Patients were divided into 2 groups by age: 6 to 12 and 13 to 18. A review of medical records included demographic data, cause of injury, preoperative symptoms, trauma to operation time and surgical outcomes including improvement of postoperative ocular symptoms and complications.
Results
The study population included 20 males and 2 female patients ranging from 6 to 18 years (mean, 14.2 years) of age. Fifteen of 21 patients with diplopia or limitation of eyeball movement showed a complete improvement of symptoms after surgery and 6 (28.5%) had remaining symptoms. One patient had no ocular symptom, but had oculocardiac reflex including nausea and vomiting. Two cases were re-operated due to adhesion of graft material. There was one sinus infection related to the implant.
Conclusion
This study shows that early reconstruction and release of incarcerated muscle within 5 days after trauma for white-eyed blowout fracture gives successful result that does not accompany major complications. All of the 22 patients who were operated for white-eyed blowout fractures had successful results.
