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3627717

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
The frequency of extraocular muscle (EOM) or cranial nerve (CN) palsy as the sole cause of diplopia in orbital floor blow-out fractures has not been previously determined. Of 40 blow-out fracture patients studied prospectively, seven had motility disturbances consistent with palsy of one EOM or CN. All seven patients had negative forced ductions, making entrapment, edema, or orbital hemorrhage unlikely causes of diplopia. The diplopia resolved in four patients in 1 year. Persistent diplopia is a common indication for repair of such fractures. If, however, diplopia is due only to EOM or CN palsy, orbital surgery should be deferred (in the absence of significant enophthalmos) in favor of observation and/or later strabismus surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0161-6420
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
682-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
The incidence of extraocular muscle and cranial nerve palsy in orbital floor blow-out fractures.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article