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Orbital Roof " Blowin " Fracture : A Case Report and Review

@inproceedings{Jones2009OrbitalR,
  title={Orbital Roof " Blowin " Fracture : A Case Report and Review},
  author={Austin L. Jones and Kenneth E. Jones},
  year={2009}
}
We report a relatively rare case of an essentially isolated orbital roof "blowin" fracture in a pediatric patient. A 13-year-old male presented with headache and nausea following blunt facial trauma sustained during a skate boarding accident. CT head revealed soft tissue swelling and an abnormal bony density in the superior, posterior right orbital region. Follow-up CT orbits revealed a comminuted orbital roof "blow-in" fracture with involvement of the ethmoid air cells and two tiny foci of… 
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