1. BLOW OUT FRACTURE
PRESENTED BY : DR RUCHIKA DHIR(1ST YEAR RESIDENT)
MODERATED BY : DR URMILA KUMARI
DHIR HOSPITAL AND POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF
OPHTHALMOLOGY
3. CLASSIFICATION
PURE BLOW OUT FRACTURE
• Orbital rim is intact
• Only orbital floor is involved
IMPURE BLOW OUT FRACTURE
• Orbital rim is not intact
• Associated with fracture of
medial third of facial skeleton
• Severe trauma
4. ANATOMY OF ORBIT
FORMED BY :
• Frontal
• Ethmoid
• Lacrimal
• Palatine
• Maxilla
• Zygomatic
• Sphenoid
5. Orbital part of frontal bone
ROOF OF ORBIT
Lesser wing of sphenoid
6. Orbital surface of Maxilla
Orbital process of Palatine
Orbital surface of Zygoma
FLOOR
9. • The medial wall (0.2 – 0.4 mm)/ lamina
papyracea, is thinner than the orbital floor
(0.5 – 1 mm)
• Fracture: orbital floor > medial wall
• This is related to new theory proposes that
ethmoidal conchae-like endoturbinal
elements originating from ethmoid lateral
wall are folded upon each other, creating
pseudo sinus cells
• This supports the medial wall
11. GENERAL PATHOLOGY
Thin floor of orbit(medial to infraorbital neurovascular bundle)
BROKEN
Piece of this bone displace downward into maxillary sinus
Herniated orbital tissue become entrapped
Diplopia and oculocadiac reflex
Enopthalmos ( In case of Large Displacement)
13. Blunt trauma to the eye increases the pressure of the orbital contents,
which then causes a fracture of the thin and fragile parts of the orbit
1. HYDRAULIC THEORY
14. Orbital walls bend in response to impacts to the anterior rim, then get
fractured in thinnest area
2. BUCKLING THEORY
15. Globe is pushed posteriorly and directly fractures the medial wall
and floor
3. GLOBE TO WALL THEORY
16. SYMPTOMS
• Pain with DOV
• Peri orbital edema : in and around the
orbit
• Diplopia: may be in primary gaze or
only in secondary gaze
• Numbness over face : in distribution of
infraorbital nerve area
• Epistaxis : bleeding from maxillary sinus
into nose
• Inability to move eye : due to edema ,
muscle and tissue entrapment
17. SIGNS
• Eyelid signs: ecchymosis and edema of the eyelid
• Enophthalmos : when edema decrease , eye ball sinks backward and goes
inferiorly
– Orbital fat escape into maxillary sinus
– Backward traction of globe by entrapped inferior rectus muscle
• Emphysema of orbit
• Restriction of eye movement
• Nausea and/or bradycardia with vertical eye movements - tethering or
entrapment of orbital tissue in the fracture
• Proptosis : due to associated edema and hemorrhage
18. WHITE EYE / TRAP DOOR FRACTURE
• Blow out fracture with entrapment of muscle without many sign like
ecchymosis, swelling , hemorrhage
• Eye is white and quiet even in the presence of fracture
• Occur in children as they have flexible bone which snap back and cause
entrapment of tissue or muscle
19. MANAGEMENT
• Visual acuity
• Inspection- Edema, Ecchymosis, Enophthalmos
• Palpation – Tenderness, Crepitus , Anesthesia in infraorbital region ,
Continuity of orbital rim
• Ocular movement
• RAPD
• Diplopia charting
• Slit lamp examination – Anterior and Posterior segment evaluation
• Examination of nose
• FDT
• IMAGING
21. GENERAL AND MEDICAL TREATMENT
• Avoid nose blowing
• Cold compression
• Analgesic
• Prednisolone - 1.0 mg/kg per day (to subside periorbital and
EOM edema
• Systemic antibiotic
• IVMP in case of traumatic optic neuropathy
22. • Minimal diplopia but not present in primary gaze
• Good ocular motility
• No significant enophthalmos
• No significant hypoglobus
•
• Assess the patient every 3-4 days in first few week
• At every visit assess VA, ocular movement , diplopia charting ,
improvement in orbital displacement , development of enophthalmos
OBSERVE
23. Functional reasons
• Impingement of the soft tissue
structure upon or by the fracture
• White-eyed blowout fracture
• 2X2 cm defect or defects larger
than 50% of the wall
Aesthetic reasons
• Globe malposition
• Progressive infraorbital
hypoesthesia
• Enophthalmos (> 2 mm)
• Hypoglobus
INDICATION OF SURGERY
Immediate repair Repair within 2 week
24. AIM of Sx
• Permanently close the bony defect
• Free entrapped tissue or muscle from the fracture
• To give best functional and cosmetic outcome
• To prevent late complication
– Persistent diplopia
– EOM motility restriction
– LOV
– Disfigurement due to globe malposition
28. COMPLICATIONS
Intraoperative
• Bleeding
• Excessive dissection of the orbit
posteriorly
• Deep insertion of the implant
,cause impingement on the
orbital apex
• Retrobulbar hematoma ( resulting
in vision loss)
Late complications
• Ectropion
• Persistent postoperative diplopia
• Infraorbital nerve dysfunction
• Enophthalmos
• Hyperglobus
29. IMPLANTS
IDEAL IMPLANT
• Stability and fixation: strong enough to support orbital contents
• Contour and handling: easy to shape and fit the orbital defects preserving
regional anatomy
• No sharp edges that impinge or tether soft tissues
• Biologic behaviour: inert (non-allergenic and non-carcinogenic) with low
risk of infection, migration, extrusion or inducing foreign body reaction
• Cost and availability: Affordable and readily available to patients/surgeon
• Biointegrate easily
Bony orbit – quadrangular truncated pyramid + between the anterior cranial fossa above and maxillay sinus below
Fewer ethmoidal air cell septa / large medial wall area / septum : medial wall > floor fracture
Emphysema: more with medial wall fracture
Made worse by blowing of nose
Diplopia on upward gaze is often seen in fractures of the inferior wall due to entrapment of inferior rectus, inferior oblique
Epistaxis : bleeding from maxillary sinus into nose
Emphysema of orbit: Any fracture that extends into a sinus may allow air to escape into the subcutaneous tissues and is commonly associated with fractures of the medial orbital wall. Patients with fractures are advised to avoid nose blowing to prevent orbital emphysema.
Oculo-cardiac Reflex: Stretch receptors in ophthalmic nerve are activated in response to pressure in the ocular and periorbital soft tissue leading to stimulation of a vagal response
Cause of trap door fracture
;Greater bone pliability
Thicker periosteum
Incompletely fused suture lines
Tear drop pupil should raise concern for globe rupture
Analgesic and anti inflammatory – to reduce pain and swelling
Systemic antibiotic – to prevent secondary infection
IVMP in case of traumatic optic neuropathy
DIPLOPIA IN AOWN GAZQ OPERATE
With white-eyed blowout fracture, ischemia can cause permanent damage to the involved EOM with resultant Volkmann contracture of extraocular muscles
VC-EOM could also occur in orbital compartment syndrome, in elderly patients who are hypotensive, and in those with small-fracture diplopia [