Blow-out fractures of the orbit: a comparison of computed tomography and conventional radiography with anatomic correlation

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Radiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:5243989

Hammeschlag, S B ^[1]; Hughes, S; O'Reilly, G V; Naheedy, M H; Rumbaugh, C L

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1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Orbital blow-out fractures were experimentally created in eight human cadavers. Each orbit underwent conventional radiographic studies, complex motion tomography, and computed tomographic examinations. A comparison of the three modalities was made. Anatomical correlation was obtained by dissecting the orbits. The significance of medial-wall fractures and enophthalmos is discussed. Limitation of inferior rectus muscle mobility is thought to be a result of muscle kinking associated with orbital fat-pad prolapse at the fracture site, rather than muscle incarceration. Blow-out fractures should be evaluated by computed tomographic computer reformations in the oblique sagittal plane.

• OSTI ID: 5243989
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 143:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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