TRANS-ORBITAL PENETRATING HEAD-INJURY WITH A DOOR KEY

Authors
SEEX K KOPPEL D FITZPATRICK M PYOTT A
Citation
K. Seex et al., TRANS-ORBITAL PENETRATING HEAD-INJURY WITH A DOOR KEY, Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery, 25(6), 1997, pp. 353-355
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine",Surgery
Journal title
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
10105182
Volume
25
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
353 - 355
Database
ISI
SICI code
1010-5182(1997)25:6<353:TPHWAD>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We report a unique case of transorbital penetrating head injury with a door-key. The case highlights the difficulties of preoperative ophtha lmological assessment in the presence of a retained object and discuss es the management of this and related injuries.