Spontaneous Resorption of a Penetrating Orbital Bone Fracture Fragment.
The authors describe a 20-year-old man who sustained multiple facial fractures in a high-speed motor vehicle crash, including a bone fragment from a skull base fracture that penetrated the orbital soft tissues superomedially. Serial CT scans documented spontaneous resorption over a 6-month period. While it is known that autologous bone grafts used in craniofacial reconstruction exhibit variable amounts of bone resorption, the complete resorption of an intraorbital fracture fragment has not been documented in the literature. His clinical care and the report of his case were undertaken in a fashion in accordance with the principles of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulations.
*Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; †Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School; ‡Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; §Department of Radiology/Neuroradiology, Harvard Medical School; ‖Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital; ¶Department of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School; #Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; and **Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
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Campbell
Mary Elizabeth
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Cunnane
Gavin P
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Dunn
Stacy Tutt
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Daniel R
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Lefebvre
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