Isolated blow-in fracture of the lateral orbit causing globe rupture.
A blow-in fracture is a less common consequence of orbital trauma. Fragments of orbital bone may increase the orbital pressure, causing direct or indirect damage to the globe. This paper describes a blow-in fracture where a bone fragment perforated the globe causing globe disorganization and necessitating enucleation.
Gruss
J S
JS
Department of Plastic Surgery, Sunnybrook Medical Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hurwitz
J J
JJ
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed