The missing muscle syndrome in blowout fractures: An indication for urgent surgery

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-18

  Wachler, Brian S Boxer ^a   Holds, John B ^a,b,c  

^a S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blowout fracture; CT scan; Entrapment; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOWOUT FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031934724     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199801000-00005     Document Type: Article

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