A 17-year-old boy is taken to the emergency department by his parents after he was hit with a hockey puck while attending a hockey game. The attending physician notes that the boy has a 4-cm laceration above his left eye, periorbital edema, and ecchymoses on the left upper eyelid. A magnetic resonance image reveals a supraorbital fracture to the left eye. Based on this information, which of the following was most likely injured in this patient?

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The supraorbital nerve, which provides sensation to the forehead and upper eyelid, is most likely to be injured in a patient with a supraorbital fracture. This nerve exits the skull through the supraorbital foramen/notch, which is located just above the orbit, making it vulnerable to injury in cases of trauma to this area.

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