Neurosurgery
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Case Reports
Orbitocranial wooden foreign body: a pre-, intra-, and postoperative chronicle: case report.
Intraorbital wooden foreign bodies--usually from a low-velocity puncture--are elusive and demand a low threshold for further imaging. In patients with traumatic injuries, orbital and intracranial air from fractures may be present, and it is particularly easy to overlook a wooden fragment ⋯ The patient recovered well after surgery and a course of antibiotics and has returned to riding. This case report presents an algorithm for approaching cranio-orbital foreign objects of unclear identity and the favorable outcomes that may be achieved.