Orbital impalement by a gearshift knob: case report.
Penetrating trauma to the orbit may cause complex injuries involving the bone, globe, and brain. Successful treatment requires a strategic scheme for preoperative assessment and management and a multidisciplinary surgical approach. These principles are demonstrated by report of a motor vehicle accident in which the driver sustained orbital impalement by a gearshift knob.
Kulber
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Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
Aframian
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Hopp
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Hiatt
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001336:Automobiles; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male