Presentation
Ball impact against the right eye during a football game at the school. No visual complaints.
Patient Data
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Right orbital floor fracture with depression of bony fragments. Soft tissue protruding into the maxillary sinus. The inferior rectus muscle is not affected.
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Radiographs after surgical repair of orbital floor.
Case Discussion
An orbital blow-out fracture occurs when there is a fracture of one of the walls of orbit but the orbital rim remains intact. Typically, this is caused by a direct blow to the central orbit from a fist or ball.