An investigation into the mechanism of orbital blowout fractures

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 607-612

  Waterhouse, N ^a   Lyne, J ^b   Urdang, M ^b   Garey, L ^b  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experimental cadaver study; Facial fracture; Mechanism of injury; Orbital blowout

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BLOWOUT FRACTURE; CADAVER; FACE FRACTURE; FACE INJURY; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METHODOLOGY; ORBIT FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0032757618     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3194     Document Type: Article

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