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- Title
Traumatic dislocation of the eye into the maxillary sinus: Case report and literature review.
- Authors
Vránová, Kateřina; Chytilová, Karin; Dobiáš, Martin; Tvrdý, Peter; Handlos, Petr
- Abstract
Traumatic dislocation of the eye is usually encountered in high‐energy injuries. These include traffic accidents, accidents at work, sporting accidents, falling from a height, impact of the hooves or horns of animals, gunshot injuries, and physical assault. Such incidents are accompanied by facial soft tissue damage and injuries to the facial skeleton, especially the orbit, and can be associated with varying degrees of dislocation of the eye. We describe a rare case of non‐fatal traumatic eye dislocation into the maxillary sinus, coupled with an orbital fracture resulting from a physical assault on a 63‐year‐old woman. The cause of death was asphyxiation due to manual strangulation and mechanical asphyxia. Even though dislocations of the eye are relatively rare, forensic pathologists should be aware of such injuries to correct assessment of injury mechanism. The available literature regarding eye dislocation is summarized, and the forensic issues applicable to the assessment of such cases are reviewed.
- Subjects
SOFT tissue injuries; CAUSES of death; LITERATURE reviews; FORENSIC pathologists; FACIAL bones; MAXILLARY sinus; EYE-sockets
- Publication
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2021, Vol 66, Issue 5, p2002
- ISSN
0022-1198
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1556-4029.14742