title: An anomalous case of an indirect orbital floor fracture.
abstract: Fractures of the orbital floor are common in facial trauma. Those that comprise only the orbital floor are called indirect fractures or pure internal orbital floor fractures. We present the case of an indirect fracture of the orbital floor after direct trauma to the back of the head caused by a bicycle accident. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time that this mechanism for such a fracture has been reported.
authors.affiliation: S.C.D.U. Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, A.O.U. Maggiore della Carità di Novara, Università degli studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Reparto di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, C.so Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, NO, Italy. Electronic address: matteonicolotti@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicolotti
authors.affiliation: S.C.D.U. Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, A.O.U. Maggiore della Carità di Novara, Università degli studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Reparto di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, C.so Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, NO, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poglio
authors.affiliation: S.C.D.U. Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, A.O.U. Maggiore della Carità di Novara, Università degli studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Reparto di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, C.so Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, NO, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grivetto
authors.affiliation: S.C.D.U. Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, A.O.U. Maggiore della Carità di Novara, Università degli studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Reparto di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, C.so Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, NO, Italy.
authors.forename: Arnaldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benech
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology; D015841:Enophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: Blowout fracture; Indirect orbital fracture