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The paranasal sinuses as a protective crumple zone for the orbit
The Laryngoscope, 07/10/09
Kellman RM et al. - The study demonstrates that the thin orbital floor fractures preferentially, thereby protecting the globe from rupture as a result of the directed trauma. When the sinus crumple zones were eliminated, globe ruptures occurred.
Robert M. Kellman, 07/11/09
| While the evolutionary origins/benefits of the paranasal sinuses remain a source of great controversy, it is certainly possible that their persistence in humans may be due to their providing a survival benefit in craniomaxillofacial trauma. |
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