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Case Report

Complete inferior rectus muscle transection secondary to orbital blowout fracture

Jonathan M. CarrereDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kyle T. LewisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Pages 444-446 | Received 18 Oct 2017, Accepted 29 Dec 2017, Published online: 05 Jan 2018

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