An anomalous case of an indirect orbital floor fracture

Matteo Nicolotti; Giuseppe Poglio; Fabrizio Grivetto; Arnaldo Benech

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.03.004

An anomalous case of an indirect orbital floor fracture

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Sep;52(7):e33-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.03.004. Epub 2014 Apr 16.

Authors

Matteo Nicolotti¹, Giuseppe Poglio², Fabrizio Grivetto², Arnaldo Benech²

Affiliations

¹ S.C.D.U. Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, A.O.U. Maggiore della Carità di Novara, Università degli studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Reparto di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, C.so Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, NO, Italy. Electronic address: matteonicolotti@gmail.com.
² S.C.D.U. Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, A.O.U. Maggiore della Carità di Novara, Università degli studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Reparto di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, C.so Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, NO, Italy.

PMID: 24742591
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.03.004

Abstract

Fractures of the orbital floor are common in facial trauma. Those that comprise only the orbital floor are called indirect fractures or pure internal orbital floor fractures. We present the case of an indirect fracture of the orbital floor after direct trauma to the back of the head caused by a bicycle accident. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time that this mechanism for such a fracture has been reported.

Keywords: Blowout fracture; Indirect orbital fracture.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bicycling / injuries*
Diplopia / etiology
Enophthalmos / etiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Occipital Bone / injuries*
Orbital Fractures / etiology*
Skull Fractures / etiology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods