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- Title
Facial Trauma in a Softball Player.
- Authors
Patterson, Brian L.; Anan, Thomas
- Abstract
Facial trauma frequently results in fracture of the facial bones. A blowout fracture involves the eye orbit and usually transpires when the object hitting the eye (eg, baseball, softball, fist, elbow) is larger than the orbit itself. The mechanism of injury will provide the physician with a clue to the diagnosis. Prompt recognition of any significant complications, proper imaging, and referral to an ophthalmology specialist are usually required. Facial reconstruction by a plastic surgeon may also be necessary.
- Subjects
FACIAL bone fractures; SOFTBALL injuries; OPHTHALMOLOGY; FACIAL reconstruction (Anthropology)
- Publication
Physician & Sportsmedicine, 2003, Vol 31, Issue 12, p26
- ISSN
0091-3847
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3810/psm.2003.12.594