Comparison of Anatomical Maxillary Sinus Implant and Polydioxanone Sheets in Treatment of Orbital Floor Blowout Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Inclusion Criteria
2.2. Exclusion Criteria
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Clinical Data
2.5. Geometric Measurements
2.6. Statistic Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Age, Sex, and Cause of Accident
3.2. Defect Size, Volume of Hernia, Initial Diplopia, Enophthalmos, and Infraorbital Nerve Impairment
3.3. Treatment Methods
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sex | Counts | % of Total | Cumulative% |
---|---|---|---|
female | 23 | 28.0 % | 28.0% |
male | 59 | 72.0 % | 100.0% |
Cause of Accident | Counts | % of Total | Cumulative% |
---|---|---|---|
accident at work | 2 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
assault | 28 | 34.1% | 36.6% |
fall | 26 | 31.7% | 68.3% |
sports accident | 22 | 26.8% | 95.1% |
suicide attempt | 1 | 1.2% | 96.3% |
traffic accident | 3 | 3.7% | 100.0% |
Predictor | Estimate | 95% Confidence Interval | SE | Z | p | Odds Ratio | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | ||||||
Intercept | −8.24739 | −12.9971 | −3.4977 | 2.4234 | −3.403 | <0.001 | 2.62 × 10−4 |
Implant or PDS: | |||||||
PDS–Implant | 2.0076 | 0.5134 | 3.5019 | 0.7624 | 2.633 | 0.008 | 7.45 |
Age | 0.00658 | −0.027 | 0.0402 | 0.0171 | 0.384 | 0.701 | 1.01 |
Defect size | 1.3175 | −0.092 | 2.727 | 0.7191 | 1.832 | 0.067 | 3.73 |
Hernia volume | 0.82226 | 0.1121 | 1.5324 | 0.3623 | 2.269 | 0.023 | 2.28 |
Predictor | Estimate | 95% Confidence Interval | SE | Z | p | Odds Ratio | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | ||||||
Intercept | −3.13834 | −6.1402 | −0.1364 | 1.5316 | −2.049 | 0.04 | 0.0434 |
Implant or PDS: | |||||||
PDS–Implant | −0.2914 | −1.5195 | 0.9367 | 0.6266 | −0.465 | 0.642 | 0.7472 |
Age | 0.00484 | −0.0236 | 0.0333 | 0.0145 | 0.333 | 0.739 | 1.0049 |
Defect size | 0.21674 | −0.9002 | 1.3337 | 0.5699 | 0.38 | 0.704 | 1.242 |
Hernia volume | 0.6342 | −5.04 × 10−4 | 1.2689 | 0.3238 | 1.958 | 0.05 | 1.8855 |
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Walch, B.; Gaggl, A.; Bottini, G.B.; Hachleitner, J.; Huber, F.; Römhild, H.; Geroldinger, M.; Götzinger, M. Comparison of Anatomical Maxillary Sinus Implant and Polydioxanone Sheets in Treatment of Orbital Floor Blowout Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J. Funct. Biomater. 2025, 16, 204. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb16060204
Walch B, Gaggl A, Bottini GB, Hachleitner J, Huber F, Römhild H, Geroldinger M, Götzinger M. Comparison of Anatomical Maxillary Sinus Implant and Polydioxanone Sheets in Treatment of Orbital Floor Blowout Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 2025; 16(6):204. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb16060204
Chicago/Turabian StyleWalch, Benjamin, Alexander Gaggl, Gian Battista Bottini, Johannes Hachleitner, Florian Huber, Hannes Römhild, Martin Geroldinger, and Maximilian Götzinger. 2025. "Comparison of Anatomical Maxillary Sinus Implant and Polydioxanone Sheets in Treatment of Orbital Floor Blowout Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study" Journal of Functional Biomaterials 16, no. 6: 204. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb16060204
APA StyleWalch, B., Gaggl, A., Bottini, G. B., Hachleitner, J., Huber, F., Römhild, H., Geroldinger, M., & Götzinger, M. (2025). Comparison of Anatomical Maxillary Sinus Implant and Polydioxanone Sheets in Treatment of Orbital Floor Blowout Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 16(6), 204. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb16060204