Does endoscopic sinus surgery alter the biomechanics of the orbit?
Leigh J SowerbyMatthew S HarrisRootu JoshiMarjorie JohnsonTom JenkynCorey C MoorePublished in: Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale (2020)
To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration that the structures removed during sinus surgery may act as a buttress for the medial orbital wall. The anatomic changes of sinus surgery may alter the biomechanics of the orbit and affect the pattern of subsequent traumatic blowout fractures.