Journals / Güncel Tıbbi Araştırmaları Dergisi / 2026 / Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2

Isolated diplopia and gaze limitation following blunt maxillary trauma in a child: a pediatric orbital floor fracture with muscle entrapment

Çocukta Künt Maksiller Travma Sonrası İzole Diplopi ve Bakış Kısıtlılığı: İnferior Rektus Kompresyonu ve Orbital Taban Kırığı

Burak Demirci(UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, İSTANBUL BAĞCILAR HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER)0000-0001-6658-7260
Abuzer Coşkun(UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, İSTANBUL BAĞCILAR HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER)0000-0003-4824-7021
Şakir Ömür Hıncal(UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, İSTANBUL BAĞCILAR HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER)0000-0002-2116-7710
Halil Can Doğan(UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, İSTANBUL BAĞCILAR HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER)
Selman Gündoğan(UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, İSTANBUL BAĞCILAR HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER)
Pages
78–82
Publication Date
2026-08-31
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Early recognition and appropriate management can prevent permanent complications.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Maxillofacial trauma may be associated with orbital wall fractures and isolated ocular movement disorders.
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Key Findings & Data:A 14-year-old male presented approximately 2 hours after a punch to the right maxillary region with complaints of diplopia.
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Conclusion & Impact:Early recognition and appropriate management can prevent permanent complications.
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⚙️Variables:Orbital kırık · diplopi · bakış kısıtlılığı

Abstract

Maxillofacial trauma may be associated with orbital wall fractures and isolated ocular movement disorders. Careful ocular examination in the emergency department is essential for early diagnosis. A 14-year-old male presented approximately 2 hours after a punch to the right maxillary region with complaints of diplopia. Physical examination revealed limitation of upward gaze in the right eye. Orbital computed tomography demonstrated a fracture of the right inferior orbital wall, and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed entrapment of the inferior rectus muscle into the maxillary sinus. Surgical intervention was performed within 48 hours after diagnosis, resulting in full recovery of ocular motility. Orbital floor fractures in pediatric patients may present with minimal external findings but significant ocular motility impairment. Early recognition and appropriate management can prevent permanent complications.

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Maksillofasiyal travma orbital duvar kırıkları ve izole oküler hareket bozuklukları ile ilişkili olabilir. Acil serviste dikkatli oküler muayene erken tanı açısından büyük önem taşır. On dört yaşında erkek hasta sağ maksiller bölgeye alınan darbe sonrası gelişen diplopi şikâyeti ile travmadan yaklaşık iki saat sonra acil servise başvurdu. Fizik muayenede sağ gözde yukarı bakışta kısıtlılık saptandı. Orbital bilgisayarlı tomografide sağ inferior orbital duvarda kırık tespit edildi ve manyetik rezonans görüntüleme inferior rektus kasının maksiller sinüs içine herniasyonu ile entrapmanını doğruladı. Tanıdan sonraki 48 saat içinde cerrahi müdahale gerçekleştirildi ve oküler motilitede tam iyileşme sağlandı. Pediatrik hastalarda orbital taban kırıkları minimal dış bulgularla prezente olabilir ancak belirgin oküler hareket kısıtlılığına yol açabilir. Erken tanı ve uygun tedavi kalıcı komplikasyonların önlenmesinde kritik öneme sahiptir.

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Demirci, B., Coşkun, A., Hıncal, Ş. Ö., Doğan, H. C., Gündoğan, S. (2026). Isolated diplopia and gaze limitation following blunt maxillary trauma in a child: a pediatric orbital floor fracture with muscle entrapment. Güncel Tıbbi Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2, 78–82. https://doi.org/10.52818/cjmr.1904654

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