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Orbital Fracture, Air-Emphysema

Orbital Fracture, Air-Emphysema
A fracture of the bony orbit may result in a connection between a sinus and the orbital tissue. The tissue swells with entrapped air and crackles on touch.
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany
H05.8
Orbit -> Trauma (Injury) -> Orbital Trauma, Emphysema
trauma
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