title: [An unusual fracture of the orbital floor].
abstract: The various anatomopathologic forms of orbital fractures correspond to precise pathophysiologic mechanisms. We would like to detail an exceptional case of an orbital fracture in professional a diver. This case can be associated to barotraumatic accidents categories. After a brief review of the anatomy and the pathophysiological fractures of the orbit, we examine the different mechanisms which can be linked to this particular and unexpected pathology.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Plastique, Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale et Stomatologie, H.I.A. Desgenettes, Lyon.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bouletreau
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cantaloube
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000209:etiology*; D004242:Diving / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000209:etiology*