Fracture Of The Orbital Roof

This frequently causes downward and forward displacement of the globe.

Fracture of the orbital roof.

Fractures of the roof of the orbit are typically associated with trauma to the forehead frontal bone are. After a thorough. Sagittal slices hard tissue window of an isolated right orbital roof fracture. The approach used is determined by the surgical needs of the patient.

When they do happen they may be associated with intracranial hemorrhages traumatic optic neuropathy and csf leakage into the orbit. Most orbital roof fractures are blow in fractures displacement of the bone is towards the orbit. Orbital roof fractures disease entity. Once the orbital floor is exposed periorbital dissection is performed.

Most commonly patients will report a recent history of trauma to the head and or face. Approaches include extracranial intracranial and endonasal endoscopic. Coronal slices hard tissue window of the same isolated right orbital roof fracture. Exposure of orbital roof fractures is normally via preexisting lacerations upper blepharoplasty incisionsor probably most often via coronal approach.

Another mechanism of injury is a blow in fracture where there is an inferiorly directed supraorbital force. When the inner table of the orbital roof is not involved and there is no dural tear the orbital fracture can be accessed by superior orbitotomy.