Rounding of the inferior rectus muscle: A helpful radiologic finding in the management of orbital floor fractures

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-143

  Levine, Lawrence M ^a,d   Sires, Bryan S ^b   Gentry, Lindell R ^c   Dortzbach, Richard K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blowout fracture; Inferior rectus muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOWOUT FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031940818     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199803000-00012     Document Type: Article

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