Abstract
For the treatment of blowout fractures, it is important to select an appropriate treatment method considering whether or not the fracture is classified as an emergency. This depends on the presence or absence of incarceration and strangulation of the extraocular muscles and restriction of the orbital contents. However, there is no clear indicator of the severity of the blowout fracture. Therefore, various treatment options have been often discussed, including the surgical method.
We have been getting good results by adopting a combination of the transantral and transorbital approaches for the operation of blowout fractures since 2006. We suggest the usefulness of the combined approach with our new severity assessment by analyzing the patients who have undergone the approach in the last two decades at Fukui University Hospital.
