Kosuke Takabayashi1, Yohei Maeda2,3, Nobuya Kataoka4. 1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital, Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, Japan. 2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. ymaeda@ent.med.osaka-u.ac.jp. 3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Osaka Hospital, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan. ymaeda@ent.med.osaka-u.ac.jp. 4. Department of Ophthalmology, Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital, Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In orbital floor reconstruction, fractures involving the slope of the posterior end of the orbital floor make it difficult to determine the best location for implant placement. Therefore, landmarks for reconstruction are desirable to perform safe and reproducible reconstruction surgery. METHODS: We developed a surgical procedure that focuses on three orbital landmarks: the infraorbital nerve, the inferior margin of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, and the posterior superior wall of the maxilla. CONCLUSIONS: Landmark-based orbital floor fracture reconstruction enables accurate reconstruction of fractures that extend to the slope of the posterior end of the orbital floor.
BACKGROUND: In orbital floor reconstruction, fractures involving the slope of the posterior end of the orbital floor make it difficult to determine the best location for implant placement. Therefore, landmarks for reconstruction are desirable to perform safe and reproducible reconstruction surgery. METHODS: We developed a surgical procedure that focuses on three orbital landmarks: the infraorbital nerve, the inferior margin of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, and the posterior superior wall of the maxilla. CONCLUSIONS: Landmark-based orbital floor fracture reconstruction enables accurate reconstruction of fractures that extend to the slope of the posterior end of the orbital floor.