The captain of the French XV suffered a fracture of the orbital floor after a head-to-head collision with a Namibian player on Thursday September 21.
Four to six weeks off. This is the first diagnosis made to Antoine Dupont after his orbital floor fracture following a head-to-head collision during the World Cup match against Namibia this Thursday, September 21. If the more precise diagnosis should take place within 48 hours in order to resolve the hematoma, a possible withdrawal from the captain of the XV of France is to be feared even if the best player in the world could return during a possible semi-final or final.
In detail, the fracture of the floor of the orbit corresponds to a fracture of the very thin bone on which the eye is placed. This is a fairly common facial fracture in shocks. It can sometimes be isolated or sometimes associated with: a fracture of the orbital rim (bony relief located under the eye), a fracture of the malar, a fracture of the nose (orbitonasal disjunction), more serious trauma to the face (disjunctions craniofacial). This is why we now have to wait a few hours to establish a more precise diagnosis on Antoine Dupont.
