Orbital injury complicated by entrapment of the superior oblique tendon: a case report.
Fractures of the orbital roof are rare. Entrapment of the extraocular muscles in such fractures has not, to our knowledge, been reported previously. A case of acquired Brown's syndrome due to entrapment of the superior oblique muscle tendon in an orbital roof fracture is reported.
Al-Qurainy
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Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Glasgow, Western Infirmary.
Dutton
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Moos
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Reynolds
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McMillan
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000293:injuries; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology*