The incidence of blowout fracture is generally considered to be lower in children
than in adults. There have been no reports of children with bilateral blowout fractures.
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We encountered a child with heterochronous bilateral fractures that occurred over
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Published online: April 02, 2007
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© 2007 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
