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9842557

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
Management of blowout fractures involving the orbital floor has been controversial over the past several decades. One school of thought recommends conservative treatment for 4 to 6 months while another recommends a 'wait and watch' period of 2 weeks before intervention. The authors have encountered a group of patients with such fractures, commonly children (less than 16 years of age), who have sustained a blow to the periocular area, yet have marked motility restrictions in up and down gaze, minimal soft tissue signs of trauma, lack of enophthalmos, and very minimal evidence of floor disruption on radiologic exam. A 2-week waiting period has been found to be of little benefit in these persons and possibly harmful to their motility. We advocate surgery within the first few days after injury as it may help to avoid permanent motility restriction. The authors have termed this entity 'the white-eyed blowout fracture.'
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0740-9303
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
379-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Intervention within days for some orbital floor fractures: the white-eyed blowout.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports