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How do you repair an orbital floor fracture?

When repairing an orbital floor, which is a very thin juncture of bones, a material is used to cover the defect, called an implant. Physicians have several decisions about what materials to use, based on availability, the best material for the job, risk factors, and infection rates.

Implant materials used for repair come in three categories:

Autologous materials – these are implants from the patient’s own body, such as bone grafts.

Allogenic materials – implants from other donors, such as bone and cartilage tissue.

Alloplastic materials – the use of synthetic materials for repairs, such as metals, resorbable materials, and different mesh and sheet materials.

The actual orbital floor repair procedure includes some or all of the following steps:

1. Exposing the fracture site via surgical incision

2. Freeing any prolapsed muscle or other tissue that is in the fracture site

3. Re-joining the orbital wall and adding support, usually with an implant.

4. Closing the incision.

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