Accuracy of posttraumatic orbital reconstruction of the medial orbital wall and/or floor is better with preoperatively preformed orbital implants than with non-preformed orbital implants.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
185
All patients will receive orbital fracture repair with one of the 4 specified implants
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm
Ulm, Germany
shape and volume assessing software
A post-op CT or CBCT scan will be analyzed with specially developed software that can compare shape and volume of the reconstruced orbit to the uninjured orbit.
Time frame: up to 3 days after surgery
shape and volume assessing software
6 specific points and regions in the orbit will be compared between the reconstructed and the non-affected orbit
Time frame: up to 3 days after surgery
Clinical tests to assess vision
Globe position, visual acuity, bulbus motility and diplopia will be assessed with clinical tests
Time frame: up to 3 days after surgery, 1 week after surgery, 4 weeks after surgery, 12 weeks after surgery
Rate of complications
Complications will be documented at every follow-up
Time frame: up to 3 days after surgery, 1 week after surgery, 4 weeks after surgery, 12 weeks after surgery
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National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
Hospital de 12 Octubre
Madrid, Spain