Timing of return to normal activities after orbital floor fracture repair.

Background: Orbital floor fractures are among the most common facial fractures, and patients and surgeons often ask when the patient can resume normal activities after surgical treatment. This study attempted to address this basic issue by examining wound strength and histologic characteristics after orbital floor fracture repair with three commonly used materials.

Methods: Twenty-one female goats were anesthetized under general anesthesia.

Assessment of biomechanics of orbital fracture: a study in goats and implications for oculoplastic surgery in humans.

Purpose: To determine the biophysical characteristics of energy absorption of the various orbital structures and the amount of force/energy required to produce an orbital fracture in goats, and to interpret results in terms of human clinical applicability.

Design: Experimental animal study.

Methods: The energy required to fracture the orbit on direct globe impact was measured.