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Orbital blowout fracture

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Ball impact against the right eye during a football game at the school. No visual complaints.

Patient Data

Gender: Male

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ct

Right orbital floor fracture with depression of bony fragments. Soft tissue protruding into the maxillary sinus. The inferior rectus muscle is not affected.

x-ray

Radiographs after surgical repair of orbital floor.

Case Discussion

An orbital blow-out fracture occurs when there is a fracture of one of the walls of orbit but the orbital rim remains intact. Typically, this is caused by a direct blow to the central orbit from a fist or ball.

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