Natural Course of Orbital Roof Fractures. Issue 4 (December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stam, Liselotte H. M.; Wolvius, Eppo B.; Schubert, Warren; Koudstaal, Maarten J.
• Is Part Of: Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction. Volume 7:Issue 4(2014)
• Page Start: 294
• Page End: 297
• Publication Date: 2014-12
• Subjects: orbital fractures -- orbital roof -- reconstruction -- conservative treatment; Face -- Wounds and injuries -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- Wounds and injuries -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery; Face -- Wounds and injuries; Maxilla -- Surgery; Maxilla -- Wounds and injuries; Maxillofacial Injuries -- Periodicals; Craniocerebral Trauma -- Periodicals; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures -- methods -- Periodicals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; Periodicals; 617.522
• DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1378188
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1943-3875

Abstract

The natural course of several isolated and nonisolated orbital roof fractures is reported, by showing four cases in which a "wait and see" policy was followed. All four cases showed spontaneous repositioning and stabilizing of the fracture within less than a year. This might be explained by the equilibrium between the intraorbital and intracranial pressures.