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Abstract
SUMMARY
The current review aimed to give a comprehensive overview of the materials used to post-traumatic orbital reconstruction, with the goal of assisting surgeons to make a better choice. This was done by reviewing articles discussing different reconstruction materials used for treatment of orbital fractures.
Case reports, letters and commentaries were excluded in an attempt to reach such algorithm; certain inclusion and exclusion criteria were to put allow generalization of the resulting algorithm. First, the inclusion of studies in English language to avoid misleading data due to faulty translation of non- English articles. Second, only clinical trials and studies included to ensure homogeneity. Third criterion is the duration for postoperative follow up that was at least 3 to 12 months in order to report reliable immediate and postoperative results and outcomes. Fourth criterion, only articles with studies in adults as the majority of case of pediatric orbital fractures can be managed conservatively without surgical intervention unless there is muscle entrapment or immediate enophthalmos.
Case reports, letters and commentaries were excluded in our review, due to their weak level of evidence. This review was done by searching Pubmed, and Cochrane electronic data- bases. Pubmed represents an unfiltered source of primary literature that comprises all the different publication types while Cochrane library represents a pre-filtered source which gives access to carefully selected publications.
After reviewing the literature, selection of reconstruction material for the orbital fractures, it has been shown that several materials are available and they can provide reliable outcomes for repair of most injuries. Through knowledge of such biomaterials prevents inappropriate selection and application of materials and helps to achieve lower rates of complication.