Algorithm for pediatric orbital blowout fractures: a 20-year retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Pediatric orbital blowout fractures can include pathologies that seem mild but require urgent release; serious sequelae can occur with standby surgery or conservative treatment. We sought to validate an algorithm for the treatment of pediatric orbital blowout fractures.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included 61 pediatric patients, aged 18 years or younger, treated for pure orbital blowout fractures according to the algorithm from April 1, 2000, to August 31, 2020, at the Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital.

Results

There were 52 males (85%). Median age was 14 years (range, 5-18 years). There were 9 patients categorized as needing urgent release, 16 as needing repair, and 36 as needing conservative treatment. Mean follow-up ocular movement was 98.

SUBMITTER: Takabayashi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10164772 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature