Ann Plast Reconstr Surg | Volume 7, Issue 2 | Case Series | Open Access

Orbital Floor Reconstruction with Xenogeneic Cartilaginous Graft: Preliminary Series of Cases

Zorzan G¹, Scozzafava E^1*, Bendinelli A², Abruzzese A³, Anastasio C¹, Delitala F¹, Libertore GM¹, Amadi U⁴, Plutino F¹ and Brevi BC¹

¹Maxillo Facial Unit, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
²Ophthalmology Unit, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
³Neuroradiology Unit, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
⁴Resident of Maxillo Facial Unit, University Hospital, Siena, Italy

^*Correspondance to: Scozzafava E 

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Abstract

The management of orbital floor reconstruction has been a continuing challenge in the field of maxillofacial surgery. Although a large variety of materials and grafts have been used for orbital floor fracture repair, determining which can be the best remains a controversial topic. At the authors’ department orbital fractures have been reconstructed using animal cartilaginous xenograft for several years. In this report a series of orbital reconstructions is retrospectively evaluated, with a special focus on clinical results and posing attention to xenogeneic cartilaginous grafts. None of the patients had complications such as rejection of the graft, infection, or zoonosis cartilaginous equine xenograft proves to be a good alternative in the reconstruction of orbital floor fractures.

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Zorzan G, Scozzafava E, Bendinelli A, Abruzzese A, Anastasio C, Delitala F, et al. Orbital Floor Reconstruction with Xenogeneic Cartilaginous Graft: Preliminary Series of Cases. Ann Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023; 7(2): 1106.