ORBITAL FLOOR FRACTURE

Course overview

FRACTURES OF THE ORBITAL FLOOR AND THE MEDIAL ORBITAL WALL (BLOWOUT FRACTURES) ARE COMMON MIDFACE INJURIES. ORBITAL FRACTURES HAVE A DISTINCT TRAUMA MECHANISM AND ARE COMPLEX, DUE TO THE COMPLEX ANATOMY OF THE BONY AND SOFT TISSUE STRUCTURES INVOLVED. KNOWLEDGE OF ANATOMY IS MANDATORY WHEN DEALING WITH PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH TRAUMA TO THE ORBIT. THE FRONTAL, ETHMOIDAL, SPHENOID, ZYGOMATIC, AND LACRIMAL BONES FORM THE BONY STRUCTURES OF THE ORBIT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE ORBITAL FLOOR AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING, DIAGNOSING, AND MANAGING THE CONDITION.