title: Transorbital Orbitocranial Penetrating Injury with an Iron Rod.
abstract: Transorbital orbitocranial penetrating injuries (TOPIs) are relatively rare, can be caused by high-speed projectile foreign bodies to low-energy trauma (which is rarer), and account for 24% of penetrating head injuries in adults and approximately 45% in children. We report an uncommon nonfatal case of TOPI where a 16-year-old male child sustained injury due to accidental penetration of metal bar into the forehead. A bicoronal flap was raised to remove the metal bar. The patient recovered well, had normal vision, and doing well at follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: V Umamaheswara
authors.initials: VU
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: S Satish
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Kishor V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: G Malleswara
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Rao
keywords: iron rod; metal bar; transorbital penetrating intracranial injury