title: Metallic foreign body in the orbit.
abstract: We present an unusual case of a large metallic object penetrating the orbital floor. Early exploration and extirpation of the foreign body improved the restricted eye movements. The treatment and complications of orbital foreign bodies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Anavi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calderon
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology