Teardrop sign (inferior orbital wall fracture)

Last revised by Kyriacos S. Evangelou on 30 Jul 2021

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Citation:

Bickle I, Evangelou K, Botz B, et al. Teardrop sign (inferior orbital wall fracture). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-84923

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-84923

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/84923

rID:

84923

Article created:

9 Dec 2020, Ian Bickle ◉

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At the time the article was created Ian Bickle had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

30 Jul 2021, Kyriacos S. Evangelou

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At the time the article was last revised Kyriacos S. Evangelou had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck

Tags:

stub, teardrop sign, orbital wall fracture

The teardrop sign refers to the appearance of herniated intraorbital fat (+/- inferior rectus muscle) which has protruded through a fracture of the inferior orbital wall. This typically occurs following a "blow-out" fracture during a punch to the orbit ¹.