Supraorbital rim fracture

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Hit in the face with a cricket bat.

Patient Data

Age: 72-year-old
Gender: Male

CT Brain and facial bones

ct

No intra or extra-axial haemorrhage. Left middle frontal gyrus small old infarct. No evidence of acute infarcts. The ventricular system and cisternal spaces appear normal. Inferiorly displaced frontal bone fracture involving the lateral roof of the left orbit. Apart from small left periorbital haematoma, no other relevant abnormalities identified within both orbits. Bilateral comminuted nasal bone fractures and associated soft tissue haematoma and emphysema. No other fractures seen. 

Case Discussion

Supraorbital rim fracture with no signs of injuries to the eye. Bilateral nasal bone fractures.

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