Citation

Kang SJ, Chung EH. J. Craniofac. Surg. 2015; 26(7): e573-e575.

Affiliation

Department of Plastic and reconstructive Surgery, Busan-Baik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, Busan, South Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/SCS.0000000000002126

PMID

26468824

Abstract

There are 2 predominant mechanisms that are used to explain the pathogenesis of orbital blowout fracture; these include hydraulic and buckling mechanisms. Still, however, its pathophysiology remains uncertain. To date, studies in this series have been conducted using dry skulls, cadavers, or animals. But few clinical studies have been conducted to examine whether the hydraulic mechanism is involved in the occurrence of pure orbital blowout fracture.The authors experienced a case of a 52-year-old man who had a pure medial blowout fracture after sustaining an eye injury because of a high-pressure air gun. Our case suggests that surgeons should be aware of the possibility that the hydraulic mechanism might be involved in the blowout fracture in patients presenting with complications, such as limitation of eye movement, diplopia, and enophthalmos.

Language: en