MEDICO-LEGAL AND TRAUMATOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ORBITAL FRACTURES: A CASE REPORT
Orbital fractures account for 10-25% of all facial fractures. The etiology of such injuries can be traced to: acts of violence (36%), motor vehicle accidents (32%), falls (18%), sports injuries (11%), occupational accidents (3%) and gunshot wounds (2%). In 30% of cases, orbital fractures are asso...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.embj.org/images/ISSUE_2013/marino_23.pdf |
| Summary: | Orbital fractures account for 10-25% of all facial fractures. The etiology of such injuries
can be traced to: acts of violence (36%), motor vehicle accidents (32%), falls (18%), sports
injuries (11%), occupational accidents (3%) and gunshot wounds (2%). In 30% of cases, orbital
fractures are associated with intraocular complications, 11-15% of which are serious
ophthalmic emergencies that may cause reduced visual acuity. In this paper, we report
the case of a motorcyclist who was treated for complex facial fractures (orbital, sphenoid,
ethmoid and zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures involving the mastoid air cells and
nasal conchae as well as the septum, nasal fractures and fractures in the pterygoid
plates). After an initial diagnostic assessment, the doctors determined that the most critical
damage was caused by the trauma inflicted to the left orbital walls. An open reduction
was therefore carried out on this injury about a month later. The trauma had caused, on
the one hand, a marked alteration of the patient’s facial appearance, and on the other
hand, at a functional level, the onset of diplopia. This article analyses the long-term effects
of orbital fractures on the patients’ physical fitness, considering the specific experience
from the clinical case reported. |
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| ISSN: | 2279-7165 2279-7165 |