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Subperiosteal Hematoma of the Orbit With Osteoneogenesis
Arch Ophthalmol. 2001;119:301-303.
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Although orbital surgeons work extensively with the bony structures
of the orbit, the mechanism of bone healing has been a relatively neglected
topic in the ophthalmic literature. A detailed understanding of the basic
science of bone healing may pave the way for future innovations in surgical
and medical management of problems of the orbital bones. One factor long thought
to be important in bone healing is the hematoma overlying the fracture site.1-2 Some authors have proposed that
it acts as a mechanical and biochemical bridge for the migration of cells
that will eventually form a callus.3 Others,
however, have suggested that it does not play an important role in the healing
of bone fractures.4 In this report we describe
a case of a traumatic orbital subperiosteal hematoma with no obvious underlying
fracture and bone formation within the hematoma. This stage in bone healing
has rarely been captured histologically in a . . . [Full Text of this Article]Report of a Case
Comment
Corresponding author and reprints: Daniel M. Albert, MD, MS, Department
of Ophthalmology, F4/334 CSC, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792-3220 (e-mail: albert@eyesee.ophth.wisc.edu).
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