Orbital wall reconstruction with titanium mesh:Retrospective study of 24 patients

dc.contributor.authorGabrielli, Mário Francisco Real [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMonnazzi, Marcelo Silva
dc.contributor.authorPasseri, Luis Augusto
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Waldner Ricardo Souza de [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorGabrielli, Marisa Aparecida Cabrini [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorHouchuli-Vieira, Eduardo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-06T16:12:41Z
dc.date.available2015-08-06T16:12:41Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of traumatic orbital defect reconstruction with titanium mesh. A retrospective study was made. Evaluations were made after a minimum postoperative follow-up of 12 months, looking for the main complications. Twenty-four patients were included in this evaluation; 19 were male (79.1%) and 5 (20.8%) were female. The main injury etiology was vehicle accidents (50%) followed by other causes. Fourteen patients (58.3%) presented orbital floor fractures, and 10 had more than one wall fractured (41.6%). Permanent infraorbital nerve hypoesthesia was observed in two patients (8.3%), enophthalmos occurred in five patients (20.8%), and exophthalmos was found in two patients (8.3%). Four patients (16.6%) still presented evidence of residual prolapsed intraorbital content, and one of those needed further surgical correction; sinusitis occurred in one patient (4.1%). Titanium mesh is a reliable option for orbital reconstruction, despite some complications found in this sample.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Departamento de Diagnóstico e Cirurgia, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara, Araraquara, Rua Humaitá, 1680, Centro, CEP 14801903, SP, Brasil
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medical Science, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Departamento de Diagnóstico e Cirurgia, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara, Araraquara, Rua Humaitá, 1680, Centro, CEP 14801903, SP, Brasil
dc.format.extent151-156
dc.identifierhttps://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0031-1286120
dc.identifier.citationCraniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, v. 4, n. 3, p. 151-156, 2011.
dc.identifier.doi10.1055/s-0031-1286120
dc.identifier.issn1943-3875
dc.identifier.lattes8960521334274213
dc.identifier.lattes6948765434891428
dc.identifier.lattes7102492567043518
dc.identifier.lattes8029177169916525
dc.identifier.lattes8492596401380580
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/125636
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofCraniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,221
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceCurrículo Lattes
dc.subjectOrbital fracturesen
dc.subjectOrbital reconstructionen
dc.subjectTitanium meshen
dc.titleOrbital wall reconstruction with titanium mesh:Retrospective study of 24 patientsen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.lattes8960521334274213
unesp.author.lattes6948765434891428
unesp.author.lattes7102492567043518
unesp.author.lattes8029177169916525
unesp.author.lattes8492596401380580
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Odontologia, Araraquarapt
unesp.departmentDiagnóstico e Cirurgiapt

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