Palpebral Surgical Approaches for Orbital Fracture Repair

Charles N. S. Soparkar; James R. Patrinely

doi:10.1055/s-2002-34431

Seminars in Plastic Surgery, Table of Contents

Semin Plast Surg 2002; 16(3): 273-282
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34431

Palpebral Surgical Approaches for Orbital Fracture Repair

Charles N.S. Soparkar^1,2 , James R. Patrinely³

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
²Department of Plastic Surgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
³Departments of Ophthalmology and Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Numerous surgical approaches to the orbital floor exist. This article reviews the transconjunctival and transcutaneous options and details the relative contraindications of each.

KEYWORDS

Surgical approach - transconjunctival - transcutaneous - orbit

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