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Orbital Floor Fracture Repair
surgical procedure
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02/09/2018

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Term
What are the 7 craniofacial bones that made each orbit?
Definition
-Frontal
-lacrimal
-ethmoid
-maxilla
-zygomatic
-sphenoid
-palatine
Term
What are the two classifications of orbital fractures?
Definition
-Floor fractures
-orbital blowouts
Term
What are the causes that may require the patient to have an orbital floor fracture repair?
Definition
-trauma by auto accidents
-fights
-falls
Term
what is the substance that protect the eye from shock?
Definition
Fat
Term
what are the characteristics on an orbital fracture?
Definition
-diplopia
-swelling and bruising
-enophthalmos
Term
What separates the eye from the maxillary sinus?
Definition
The orbital floor
Term
what is the orbital floor made of?
Definition
is made of a thin extension of the maxillary and zygomatic bones
Term
What is used to diagnose an orbital floor fracture repair?
Definition
CT scans
x-rays
Term
Where is the incision made in an orbital floor fracture repair?
Definition
underneath the lower eyelid
Term
what can be used to retract the lower eyelashes and incision site to aid in exposure?
Definition
A traction stich
Term
What instruments can be used for dissection and to expose the infraorbital rim?
Definition
Curved tenotomy scissors and adson tissue forceps
Term
What blade is used to make the first incision and to incise the periosteum?
Definition
#15 blade
Term
What instruments the CST may used to exposed the orbital floor?
Definition
-A moistened orbital retractor
-Teflon coated malleable brain spatula
Term
What can be done if the reduction is not stable?
Definition
A rigid fixation device may be implanted, followed by the insertion of silastic sheeting
Term
What is the wound classification of an orbital floor fracture repair?
Definition
Class I: clean
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