title: Orbital impalement by a gearshift knob: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kulber
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aframian
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hopp
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hiatt
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001336:Automobiles; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male