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blow-out fracture

blow-out fracture logo #20973A fracture of the floor of the orbit, without a fracture of the rim, produced by a blow on the globe with the force being transmitted via the globe to the orbital floor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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blow-out fracture

blow-out fracture logo #21001fracture of the orbital floor caused by a sudden increase of intraorbital pressure due to traumatic force; the orbital contents herniate into the maxillary sinus so that the inferior rectus or inferior oblique muscle may become incarcerated in the fracture site, producing diplopia on looking up.
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blow-out fracture

blow-out fracture logo #21219Type: Term Definitions: 1. a fracture of the floor of the orbit, without a fracture of the rim, produced by a blow on the globe with the force being transmitted through the globe to the orbital floor.
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