[Analysis of 130 forensic expertise cases of simple orbital fracture].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the features of orbital fracture and to discuss its forensic expertise points.


METHODS
One hundred and thirty cases of simple orbital fracture from 2010 to 2012 collected from one public security bureau were retrospectively analyzed such as age, gender, tools, position and morphology of the fracture, periorbital and orbital compound injury and the follow-up results after 6 months.


RESULTS
In the 130 cases, the wounded were mainly young men and hit by fist. The fracture of simple medial orbital wall accounted for up to 81.5% in all cases. In the periorbital and orbital compound injury, laceration and contusion of eyelid and ethmoidal cellules and maxillary sinus always occurred. After 6 months follow-up, there were 30 cases of comminuted fracture remained enophthalmos compared with the uninjured side.


CONCLUSIONS
It is inappropriate to judge the fracture of simple medial orbital wall as minor injury. We should judge the degree of simple orbital fracture after the injury is stable. Detailed ophthalmology inspection is necessary for forensic expertise of simple orbital fracture.
Wei
W
Huang
Cheng-Ren
CR
Zhu
Hong
H
Huang
Mei-Shui
MS
Tao
D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma; D015841:Enophthalmos; D005260:Female; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D009915:Orbit; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices