Diseases

Orbital Fractures

Fractures of the bones in the orbit, which include parts of the frontal, ethmoidal, lacrimal, and sphenoid bones and the maxilla and zygoma.

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Abstract

Fractures of the bones in the orbit, which include parts of the frontal, ethmoidal, lacrimal, and sphenoid bones and the maxilla and zygoma.

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Orbital Fracture
  • Fracture, Orbital
  • Fractures, Orbital
  • Blow Out Fracture
  • Blow-Out Fractures
  • Blowout Fractures
  • Fractures, Blow-Out
  • Blow Out Fractures
  • Blow-Out Fracture
  • Blowout Fracture
  • Fracture, Blow Out
  • Fracture, Blow-Out
  • Fracture, Blowout
  • Fractures, Blow Out
  • Fractures, Blowout
  • Out Fracture, Blow
  • Out Fractures, Blow

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

ZYGOMATIC FRACTURES & MAXILLARY FRACTURES are also available

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History Note

91(83); was see under SKULL FRACTURES 1983-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Fractures (1966-1982)
  • Orbit (1966-1982)
  • Skull Fractures (1966-1982)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Orbital Fractures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009917. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009917
  2. Orbital Fractures. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_blowout_fracture
  3. Orbital Fractures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2028528