Blowout fracture of the medial orbital wall, with entrapment of the medial rectus muscle.
A case of fracture of the orbital wall, with entrapment of the medial rectus muscle and paresis of the 6th nerve in association with a large fracture of the orbital floor, is presented. The diagnosis was made primarily by the forced duction test.
D000010:Abducens Nerve; D000328:Adult; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000150:complications; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012438:Saccades