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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients undergoing Canalicular laceration repair

From: Eiology and prognosis of canalicular laceration repair using canalicular anastomosis combined with bicanalicular stent intubation

Variable

Patient numbers

Proportion

Total patients

142

 

Mean age

42.07(from1–79 year)

 

Males

112

78.87%

Females

30

21.13%

Eye involved

142

 

 Right

91

64.08%

 Left

51

35.92%

Canaliculus involved

 Upper

14

9.86%

 Lower

112

78.87%

 Both

16

11.27%

Mean time between injury and repair

14.42 + 0.36(from 3 to 48 h)

 

Mean time of stent removal

4.5 + 0.54(from 3 to 6 months)

 

Mean follow-up period

6.94 + 0.51(from 6 to 9 months)

 

Indirect injuries

134

 

 Electric bike accidents

76

53.52%

 Blunt injuries

32

22.54%

 Car accidents

10

7.04%

 Falls

12

8.45%

 Fights

4

2.82%

Direct injuries

8

 

 Sharp objects

6

4.22%

 Dog bites

2

1.41%

Additional injuries

 Lid laceration without tarsal plate fracture

100

70.42%

 Lid laceration with tarsal plate fracture

42

29.58%

 Lid laceration with lacrimal punctum splitting

6

4.23%

 Extraocular muscle injuries

14

9.86%

 Head trauma

10

7.04%

 Ptosis

7

4.93%

 Globe rupture

6

4.23%

 Optic neuropathy

2

1.41%

 Vitreous and/or retinal detachment

2

1.41%

Surgery complication

 Lacrimal punctum ectropion after surgery

3

2.11%

 Lacrimal punctum splitting after surgery

2

1.41%

 False path

0

0%

 Stent extrusion and loss

2

1.41%

  1. Data presented as mean + SD (range) or n(%)