Entrapment of the oculomotor muscles in orbital fractures is a known and feared complication.Their diagnosis is clinical, helped by morphological investigations.Urgent surgical EGCG disincarceration can avoid serious ophthalmologic complications and sequelae.Although the inferior and medial rectus muscles are the most frequently concerned because of the fragility of the orbital floor and the medial wall, we report a case of incarceration of the lateral rectus muscle.
This case was seen and removed late and the evolution was satisfactory.Early consultation and emergency surgery of this type of lesions are Outdoor Chat Set still a challenge for physicians.