title: Grease gun injuries to the orbit and adnexa.
abstract: The grease gun injury is an uncommon injury to the orbit. However, high-pressure injection of grease, oil, or paint is frequently reported in injuries of the hand and usually affects the fingers or palm, which require complicated surgical and medical care. Two cases of grease gun injury to the orbit are reported: one, a catastrophic injury, and the other resulting in satisfactory recovery after surgical debridement and adjuvant medical treatment. Presentation, investigation, and therapy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Westra
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries*; D015743:Giant Cells, Foreign-Body / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009821:Oils; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D009821:Oils