Posterior penetrating injury of the orbit with retained foreign body.
A case of a retained orbital foreign body following a penetrating injury in a 2-year-old boy is described. Diagnosis and management of such cases is discussed.
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Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*