“Blow-in” Fracture of Orbital Roof – A Rare Case Report

We report a rare case of orbital roof “blow-in” fracture in a 27-year old with concomitant communited fractures of frontal and ethmoid bones. A 27-year-old male presented with a history of assault by unknown persons and sustained injury to the left eye. Computed Tomography (CT) head revealed a blow-...

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Published in:	TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research
Main Authors:	A Yogeswari, R Sujatha, Mohamed Abrar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-06-01
Subjects:	blow-in fracture ct orbit orbital fracture orbital roof
Online Access:	https://journals.lww.com/tnoa/fulltext/2024/04000/_blow_in__fracture_of_orbital_roof___a_rare_case.22.aspx

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