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Minerva Oftalmologica 2008 June;50(2):69-70

Copyright © 2008 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: English

Displaced lateral orbital wall fracture associated with diplopia. Case report

Ulivieri S. 1, Motolese P. A. 2, Motolese I. 2, Motolese E. 2

1 Department of Neurosurgery Santa Maria alle Scotte Hospital, Siena, Italy 2 Department of Ophthalmology Santa Maria alle Scotte Hospital, Siena, Italy


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Orbital blow-in fractures are a distinct but relatively rare clinical entity. Increasingly sophisticated techniques in radiological investigation and surgical treatment of facial fracture have improved the recognition of this type of injury. Authors present a case of lateral orbital wall fractures revealing with diplopia treated surgically.

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