Blow Out Fracture Of Orbital Floor

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Blow out fracture of orbital floor. Ct scan demonstrates common findings of a blow out fracture with evidence of a depressed right orbital floor bottom. Orbital blowout fractures occur when there is a fracture of one of the walls of orbit but the orbital rim remains intact. Blow out fractures of the orbit. Mechanism and correction of internal orbital fracture.

An orbital blowout can occur when an object strikes the orbit with blunt force. Bruising and limited eye movements secondary to swelling are common clinical presentations top. Orbital blowout fracture or indirect orbital floor fracture. Piombino p iaconetta g ciccarelli r romeo a spinzia a califano l.

This injury is commonly the result of a fist baseball or tennis ball that strikes the eye. The floor of the eye socket ruptures or cracks resulting in a small hole in the eye socket s floor which can trap some parts of the eye muscles and its surrounding. There is a history of the orbital entrance being struck by an object usually one larger than the diameter of the orbital opening eg a ball an automobile dashboard or a fist. If the force is great enough the bones buckle and break.

The floor is likely to collapse because the bones of the roof and lateral walls are robust. Any large object with force or speed can cause a blowout fracture. An orbital blowout fracture is a traumatic deformity of the orbital floor or medial wall typically resulting from impact of a blunt object larger than the orbital aperture or eye socket most commonly the inferior orbital wall i e. Repair of orbital floor fractures.

This is typically caused by a direct blow to the central orbit from a fist or ball. The diagnosis of a blowout fracture of the orbital floor is suggested by the patient s history physical examination and radiographs. The orbit or eye socket is the cavity of the skull that holds the eye. This is a fracture of the paper thin floor of the eye socket with the bony rim surrounding the eye remaining intact.

Our experience and new technical findings. An example of a patient presenting with a right orbital floor blowout fracture. When an object hits the orbital bones usually the eye brow and upper cheek bone the force is transmitted to the bones. Smith b regan wf.