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Orbital Muscle Entrapment

MedGen UID:
857682
•Concept ID:
C3898088
•
Finding

Definition

The binding of one or more ocular muscles by orbital bone pieces, resulting in decreased eye mobility. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOrbital Muscle Entrapment

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Orbital fractures in children: clinical features and management outcomes.
Barh A, Swaminathan M, Mukherjee B
J AAPOS 2018 Dec;22(6):415.e1-415.e7. Epub 2018 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2018.07.353. PMID: 30366051
Clinical recommendations for repair of isolated orbital floor fractures: an evidence-based analysis.
Burnstine MA
Ophthalmology 2002 Jul;109(7):1207-10; discussion 1210-1; quiz 1212-3. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(02)01057-6. PMID: 12093637
Management of orbital trauma and foreign bodies.
Holt GR, Holt JE
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1988 Feb;21(1):35-52. PMID: 3277118

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Oculocardiac Reflex: An Underrecognized But Important Association With Orbital Trap Door Fractures.
Mehmood N, Hasan A
Pediatr Emerg Care 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e1731-e1732. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001884. PMID: 31389903
Prospective study on ocular motility limitation due to orbital muscle entrapment or impingement associated with orbital wall fracture.
Alinasab B, Qureshi AR, Stjärne P
Injury 2017 Jul;48(7):1408-1416. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.04.039. PMID: 28499464

Diagnosis

Oculocardiac Reflex: An Underrecognized But Important Association With Orbital Trap Door Fractures.
Mehmood N, Hasan A
Pediatr Emerg Care 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e1731-e1732. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001884. PMID: 31389903
Bilateral sixth nerve palsy. Analysis of 125 cases.
Keane JR
Arch Neurol 1976 Oct;33(10):681-3. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1976.00500100015007. PMID: 184766

Prognosis

Prospective study on ocular motility limitation due to orbital muscle entrapment or impingement associated with orbital wall fracture.
Alinasab B, Qureshi AR, Stjärne P
Injury 2017 Jul;48(7):1408-1416. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.04.039. PMID: 28499464
Bilateral sixth nerve palsy. Analysis of 125 cases.
Keane JR
Arch Neurol 1976 Oct;33(10):681-3. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1976.00500100015007. PMID: 184766

Clinical prediction guides

Bilateral sixth nerve palsy. Analysis of 125 cases.
Keane JR
Arch Neurol 1976 Oct;33(10):681-3. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1976.00500100015007. PMID: 184766

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