Avoiding Complications in Orbital Trauma Surgery

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This panel is presented by the AAO-HNS Trauma Committee to bring together experts in the field of facial trauma to address the difficulties in managing the treatment of the injured face. The topic of “orbit trauma complications” is the subject of this year’s meeting. This panel will present hard and soft tissue complications and discuss methods of avoiding them. Facial trauma surgery requires specific techniques and materials which are in a constant state of evolution. We will also discuss the changing nature of facial trauma treatment which will be controversial. Orbital trauma surgery for the general otolaryngologist and facial plastic surgeon requires an extensive understanding of the anatomic, esthetic and functional repair of this area and will be discussed in this event.
Complicated facial trauma surgery often requires non-standard approaches and studying complicated cases allows the trauma surgeon to focus efforts on improving technical skills and then sharing them in an interactive approach with the audience. In addition to surgical complications and how to avoid them this year’s panel will include discussions on issues of functional orbital anatomy, treatment planning, surgical approaches, vision and eye movement preservation, orbit esthetics, and reconstructive options and materials.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 1: Analyze difficult orbital trauma by CT and clinical evaluation to make accurate treatment planning decisions to avoid potential treatment complications.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 2: Recognize critical orbital anatomic structures during repair to improve reconstructive techniques and avoid potential treatment complications.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 3: Design accurate orbital repairs with appropriate materials, appropriate access pathways and avoid costly functional and esthetic treatment complications.

BACKGROUND STATEMENT: Orbital trauma reconstruction represents a potential area of serious risk by both functional and esthetic complications. This panel will discuss difficult cases, anatomic considerations, injury assessment protocols and treatment of complications that often arise.