Summary
Background
Total orbital floor reconstruction with sheet-shape materials is available for the
treatment of extensive and crushed-type blowout fractures. Simple blowout fractures,
on the other hand, require only manual reduction without fixation. Although several
types of blowout fractures do not require total reconstruction, some fixation is usually
necessary.
Methods
Eighteen cases of blowout fracture were treated with transzygomatic Kirschner wire
fixation between 2002 and 2009. This technique was applied to simple fracture cases
in which periorbital soft tissue re-herniated through the floor defect into the maxillary
sinus after manual reduction, despite improvement of the extra-ocular muscle entrapment.
The wire was used to directly support the fracture segment in five cases and used
together with a maxillary sinus anterior wall bone graft in 13 cases.
Results
Mean follow-up was 12.5 months. Mild diplopia remained as a subjective symptom in
one case. None of the cases developed major complications or conspicuous scars on
the cheek.
Conclusions
Transzygomatic Kirschner wire fixation for blowout fracture has the advantages of
precise and rigid fixation of all parts of the inferior floor, minimal morbidity without
requiring an orbital approach and long-term safety without artificial remnants. This
technique can be applied for the treatment of simple blowout fractures.
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Publication history
Published online: February 28, 2012
Accepted:
January 23,
2012
Received:
September 9,
2011
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© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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