Abstract
Purpose
To examine the anatomy of the inferior oblique (IO) muscle and its surrounding structures to clarify why IO muscle entrapment develops less in orbital floor trapdoor fractures.
Methods
Computed tomographic (CT) images on the unaffected sides were obtained from 64 patients with unilateral orbital fractures. On coronal planes, presence or absence of an infraorbital groove below the IO muscle was confirmed. At the level of the medial margin of the infraorbital groove/canal, the distance from the orbital floor to the IO muscle (IO-floor distance), the thickness of the orbital floor, and the shortest distance from the inferior rectus (IR) muscle to the orbital floor (shortest IR-floor distance) were measured. On quasi-sagittal planes, the distances from the inferior orbital rim to the inferior margin of the IO muscle (IO-rim distance) and the most anterior point of the infraorbital groove (groove-rim distance) were measured.
Results
The infraorbital groove was found below the IO muscle in eight patients (12.5%), and the IO-rim and IO-floor distances were significantly longer than the groove-rim and shortest IR-floor distances, respectively (p < 0.001). The orbital floor below the IO muscle was significantly thicker than that below the IR muscle (p < 0.001).
Conclusion
Although the medial margin of the infraorbital groove is the most common fracture site, the IO muscle was not located above the groove in most cases. A longer IO-floor distance and thicker orbital floor below the IO muscle may also contribute to less occurrence of IO muscle entrapment in orbital floor trapdoor fractures.
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Kono, S., Vaidya, A., Miyazaki, H. et al. Anatomical implication of less occurrence of inferior oblique muscle entrapment in orbital floor trapdoor fracture. Surg Radiol Anat 43, 1823–1828 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-021-02808-4
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