1. Spontaneous Resorption of a Penetrating Orbital Bone Fracture Fragment.
- Author
-
Campbell AA, Cunnane ME, Dunn GP, Gray ST, and Lefebvre DR
- Subjects
- Accidents, Traffic, Bone Resorption diagnostic imaging, Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea diagnostic imaging, Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea physiopathology, Eye Injuries, Penetrating diagnostic imaging, Eye Injuries, Penetrating surgery, Humans, Male, Orbital Fractures diagnostic imaging, Orbital Fractures surgery, Remission, Spontaneous, Skull Fractures surgery, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Young Adult, Bone Resorption physiopathology, Eye Injuries, Penetrating physiopathology, Orbit, Orbital Fractures physiopathology
- Abstract
The authors describe a 20-year-old man who sustained multiple facial fractures in a high-speed motor vehicle crash, including a bone fragment from a skull base fracture that penetrated the orbital soft tissues superomedially. Serial CT scans documented spontaneous resorption over a 6-month period. While it is known that autologous bone grafts used in craniofacial reconstruction exhibit variable amounts of bone resorption, the complete resorption of an intraorbital fracture fragment has not been documented in the literature. His clinical care and the report of his case were undertaken in a fashion in accordance with the principles of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulations.
- Published
- 2015
- Full Text
- View/download PDF