Tractor nail as impacted foreign body: rare case scenario

A patient presented with a metallic nail impacted in the right orbital floor after being hit by a projectile. The nail was disimpacted and removed as guided by the radiograph image. Radiography proved helpful in forming a coherent scheme for case management.

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Published inInternational ophthalmology Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 291 - 293
Main Authors Khanduja, Sumeet, khurana, Aruj, Sachdeva, Sumit, Rathi, Ashok, Khurana, A. K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2013
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Accidents, Occupational
Agriculture
Eye Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Eye Foreign Bodies - etiology
Eye Injuries, Penetrating - diagnostic imaging
Eye Injuries, Penetrating - etiology
Humans
Male
Medical Illustration
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Nails
Ophthalmology
Orbit - diagnostic imaging
Photo Essay
Radiography
Orbital trauma
Orbital foreign body
Agricultural injury
Tractor nail injury
Projectile
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Summary:A patient presented with a metallic nail impacted in the right orbital floor after being hit by a projectile. The nail was disimpacted and removed as guided by the radiograph image. Radiography proved helpful in forming a coherent scheme for case management.
ISSN:0165-5701
1573-2630
DOI:10.1007/s10792-012-9705-3