@article{ref1,
title="Review of orbital fractures in an urban Level I trauma center",
journal="Craniomaxillofacial trauma and reconstruction",
year="2020",
author="Amin, Dina and Al-Mulki, Kareem and Henriquez, Oswaldo A. and Cheng, Angela and Roser, Steven M. and Abramowicz, Shelly",
volume="13",
number="3",
pages="174-179",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To perform a comprehensive review and analysis of surgically treated orbital fractures. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort chart review study for surgically treated orbital fractures during 5 years. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 173 patients (average age 41.6 years) were diagnosed with orbital fractures. Most were male with a ratio of 3.3:1. Most fractures were caused by assault (39.3%); 22.5% of the cases were bilateral. The left orbit (40.5%) was fractured more than the right. The orbital floor (97.1%) was the most common anatomic location and the maxilla (65.3%) was the most commonly involved bone. The average time from trauma to surgical intervention was 8.7 ± 14.6 days and the average time from surgical intervention to discharge was 5.1 ± 9.0 days. The transconjunctival incision (63%) was the most commonly used incision, and nonresorbable implant (92.7%) was the most commonly used implant. Finally, the length of stay for the repair of a simple orbital fracture was less than for complex orbital fracture (1.5 days and 5.9 days, respectively). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Understanding the patterns and mechanisms of injury associated with orbital fractures can assist in developing standardized treatment protocols across all surgical specialties. This would ultimately allow for a uniform high quality of surgical care for patients with maxillofacial fractures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1943-3875",
doi="10.1177/1943387520924515",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1943387520924515"
}