Isolated blow-in fracture of the lateral orbit causing globe rupture.

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg

Department of Plastic Surgery, Sunnybrook Medical Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Published: February 1991

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A blow-in fracture is a less common consequence of orbital trauma. Fragments of orbital bone may increase the orbital pressure, causing direct or indirect damage to the globe. This paper describes a blow-in fracture where a bone fragment perforated the globe causing globe disorganization and necessitating enucleation.

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