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Orbital blow out fracture

Case contributed by Saad Ahmed Saad Hassan
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Suspected left orbital floor fracture following an assault

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
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There is a comminuted fracture of the floor of the left orbit with inferior emplacement of the fracture fragments and herniation of the intraorbital fat through the defect. The infraorbital canal is involved by the fracture.  

Case Discussion

Findings are consistent left orbital blowout fracture with a large defect (open door type ).

There are two types of blowout fractures:

  • open door fracture: large, displaced, frequently comminuted
  • trapdoor fracture: linear, hinged, minimally displaced

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