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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan-Jun;10(1):217-219.
doi: 10.4103/ams.ams_150_19. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

White-Eyed Blowout Fracture

Cheruvathur Prasad  1 , M Arulmozhi  1 , J Balaji  1 , M P Nilopher Nisha  2
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Case Reports

White-Eyed Blowout Fracture

Cheruvathur Prasad et al. Ann Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

White-eyed blowout fracture is often found in pure orbital floor blowout fracture among pediatric patients. Unlike common orbital blowout fractures with apparent clinical signs, the diagnosis of white-eyed orbital blowout fractures is difficult because of minimal soft-tissue signs. This report describes an early missed-out diagnosis of a white-eyed blowout fracture in a 7-year-old child, due to negligible soft-tissue manifestation.

Keywords: Binocular diplopia; fat entrapment; trapdoor; white-eyed blowout fracture.

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Upward movement restriction in the left eye
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Coronal computed tomography – left orbital floor fracture with entrapment
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Intact infraorbital rim with entrapped orbital content
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One-week postoperatively
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Six-month postoperatively
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