Repair of orbital floor fractures via the transantral approach with osteosynthesis plate.

Introduction: The most common surgical access techniques employed in patients with orbital floor fractures are associated with a risk of complications, such as implant infection, migration, epiphora, lower eyelid retraction, ectropion, diplopia worsening, retrobulbar hematoma, emphysema, "white-eyed" syndrome, enophthalmia relapse, hypoglobus, and persistent diplopia due to periorbital atrophy. Consequently, alternative access techniques precluding these complications have to be found.

Study Objective: To assess the efficacy of transantral approach in the surgical treatment of patients with orbital floor fractures based on results of retrospective analysis of our clinical experience.