British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 40-43 , January 2010

Blow-out fractures: Patterns of ocular motility and effect of surgical repair

,Accepted 5 April 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00157-0

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.04.028

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 40-43 , January 2010

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