S.P. Shettar¹ , Anand Sajjan² , A.C. Deka³ , Shilpa Chatni⁴

1. S.P. Shettar, DTCD (UK), Chest Physician, Karnataka Cancer Therapy and Research Institute Hubli, Karnataka, India
2. Anand Sajjan, Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Karnataka Cancer Therapy and Research Institute Hubli, Karnataka, India
3. A.C. Deka, Medical and Radiation Oncologist, Karnataka Cancer Therapy and Research Institute Hubli, Karnataka, India
4. Shilpa Chatni, Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist, Karnataka Cancer Therapy and Research Institute Hubli, Karnataka, India
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International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 2015, Vol. 5, No. 23   doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2015.05.0023
Received: 20 Mar., 2015    Accepted: 21 May, 2015    Published: 18 Jun., 2015

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Shettar et al., 2015, Supraorbital Rim Fracture Caused by Intra-orbital Foreign Body: A Case Report, International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, Vol.5, No.23 1-4 (doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2015.05.0023)

Intra- orbital foreign bodies are more commonly seen in war injuries. Here the foreign body is normally a metallic object but when such injury occurs due to road traffic accident, the foreign body is usually organic in nature like wood. Much damage occurs to the soft tissue of the eye including globe and optic nerve but foreign body does not usually causes damage to the hard structure of eye.

Here we are presenting a case in which a patient of road traffic accident was admitted with intra orbital foreign body of organic nature. The foreign body had not caused damage to the globe of the eye, which is more common, but has fractured the supra orbital rim of the orbit.

Intra- orbital; Foreign body; Supra orbital rim; ZMC; Fracture