Entrapment of the oculomotor muscles in orbital fractures is a known and feared complication. Their diagnosis is
clinical, helped by morphological investigations. Urgent surgical disincarceration can avoid serious ophthalmologic
complications and sequelae. Although the inferior and medial rectus muscles are the most frequently
concerned because of the fragility of the orbital floor and the medial wall, we report a case of incarceration of the
lateral rectus muscle. This case was seen and removed late and the evolution was satisfactory. Early consultation
and emergency surgery of this type of lesions are still a challenge for physicians.

Entrapment, Ocular lateral rectus muscle, Diplopia, Maxillofacial trauma