25 February 2023: Clinical Research
Comparison of the Fractured and Non-Fractured Orbit Before and After Surgery Using a Titanium Implant or a Resorbable Poly-d,l-lactic Acid (PDLLA) Implant: A Study from a Single Center in Niš, Serbia of 58 Patients with Unilateral Orbital Floor Fracture Using Volumetric Measurement
Predrag Radović 1ABDEF* , Sonja Janković 2BDF , Milovan Papović 3BC , Marša Leone Dimitrijević 3BDF , Dragan Krasić 1ABDEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939144
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939144
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied population.
| Mean±SD#/Count | Min-Max#/(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years)# | 43.60±16.42 | 18–86 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 49 | 84.5% |
| Female | 9 | 15.5 |
| Side of injury | ||
| Right | 28 | 48.3 |
| Left | 30 | 51.7 |
| Mechanism of injury | ||
| Explosive | 1 | 1.7 |
| Fall | 10 | 17.2 |
| Work | 7 | 12.1 |
| Traffic | 11 | 19.0 |
| Sport | 5 | 8.6 |
| Fight | 24 | 41.4 |
| Number of days from injury to surgery | 8.37±8.14 | 0–40 |
| Implant | ||
| Titanium | 31 | 53.4 |
| PDLLA | 27 | 46.6 |
| Diplopia preoperatively | 35 | 60.3 |
| Paresthesias preoperatively | 57 | 98.3 |
| Diplopia postoperatively | 4 | 6.9 |
| Paresthesias postoperatively | 25 | 43.1 |
| Enophthalmos preoperatively (mm)# | −2.03±1.36 | −6-0 |
| Enophthalmos postoperatively (mm)# | −0.71±0.96 | −4-0 |
| Extraocular muscle motility preoperatively limited | 33 | 56.9 |
| Extraocular muscle motility postoperatively limited | 4 | 6.9 |
| Volume preoperatively (cm)# | 27.39±3.05* | 22.15–35.89 |
| Volume postoperatively (cm)# | 25.20±2.75** | 21.21–31.33 |
| The volume of the healthy side (cm)# | 24.38±2.64 | 20.14–31.10 |
| The orbital volume difference preoperatively (cm)# | 3.03±2.07 | −0.41–12.20 |
| The orbital volume difference postoperatively (cm)# | 0.81±1.51 | −3.07–4.86 |
| OVR (%)# | 96.50±6.08 | 81.65–110.55 |
| # Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation; * volume preoperative versus contralateral: p ** volume postoperative versus contralateral: p=0.104. | ||