Which is the thinnest wall of orbit ?(if u can give reference also please)

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Permalink Reply by Vignesh Dwarakanathan on November 8, 2009 at 11:37am

medial wall is thinnest wall... i referred to snell's ....

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Permalink Reply by Jayanth Shantharam Kesave on November 8, 2009 at 7:20pm

1.Lamina Paparacea-the medial wall is the thinnest.

2.The orbital floor fracture,described clinically as blow out fractures is a matter of controversy. The physical mechanism of orbital blowout fracture has been a subject of debate for years by maxillofacial surgeons, ophthalmologists, plastic surgeons, otolaryngologists and others.
3 mechanisms of injury have been hypothesized:
hydraulic theory,
globe-to-wall theory and
bone conduction theory.
Blowout fractures of the orbit is considered to be due to a combination of 2 or more mechanisms.
There are excellent reviews on these mechanisms in leading journals ,which you may have to consult to get a better understanding of these fractures and their mechanism.

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Permalink Reply by dude brandon on November 26, 2009 at 6:05pm

Medial wall of orbit.
I guess this is the thinnest.

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Permalink Reply by asif qureshi on August 9, 2010 at 5:54pm

yes medical wall of the orbit is the thinnest wall, you can consult any eye anatomy book

and that what happened in blowout fracture, mechanical forces causes the floor to crush apart......

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Permalink Reply by srinath reddy mannem on August 12, 2010 at 8:07pm

medial wall that is the lamina papyracea is the thinnest....ref:ent anat....

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