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September 10, 2025Journal of Trauma and InjuryOpen Access

Penetrating orbital floor injury by an undetected foreign body: a case report

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SCSimon ChummarYGYamini GhatikarKSK Thoi Thoi Singha

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Overview

This case reports on a 16-year-old with an orbital floor fracture and foreign body, highlighting urgent surgical intervention to prevent infection.

Key Points

  • The case illustrates how penetrating wooden foreign bodies can lead to significant complications.
  • Computed tomography identified foreign bodies and an orbital floor fracture in the patient.
  • Immediate surgical management was crucial, including the retrieval of the foreign body and reconstruction.
  • Six months post-surgery, the patient showed improvement with no serious complications despite the delay.

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Chummar et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1925e9b7b07f3a06170e8https://doi.org/10.20408/jti.2025.0025
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