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[An unusual fracture of the orbital floor]
L Richard1, P Bouletreau, D Cantaloube
1Service de Chirurgie Plastique, Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale et Stomatologie, H.I.A. Desgenettes, Lyon.
Abstract:
The various anatomopathologic forms of orbital fractures correspond to precise pathophysiologic mechanisms. We would like to detail an exceptional case of an orbital fracture in professional a diver. This case can be associated to barotraumatic accidents categories. After a brief review of the anatomy and the pathophysiological fractures of the orbit, we examine the different mechanisms which can be linked to this particular and unexpected pathology.
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