Clinical Trial: The Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Isolated Blowout Fractures

Study Status: Withdrawn
Recruit Status: Withdrawn
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: The Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Isolated Blowout Fractures

Brief Summary:

The purpose of the research is to perform a quality assurance evaluation using randomized prospective analysis the rate of orbital cellulitis as a complication of nonsurgical orbital blowout fracture in patients treated versus not treated with prophylactic antibiotics.

The investigators goal is to show the use of prophylactic antibiotics in orbital blowout fractures does not significantly decrease the rate of orbital cellulitis and is thus not indicated.