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Management of the unstable isolated zygomatic arch fracture: a case study and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Veale B.,
Varley I.,
Lee N.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/ors.12120
Subject(s) - zygomatic arch , medicine , arch , reduction (mathematics) , fracture (geology) , fixation (population genetics) , orthodontics , surgery , geotechnical engineering , structural engineering , geology , population , geometry , mathematics , environmental health , engineering
Abstract Isolated fractures of the zygomatic arch are a relatively common injury, and reduction of the fracture is usually accomplished via a ‘closed’ or ‘indirect’ technique such as a temporal approach. Such methods are extremely successful but, on the rare occasion when the reduction is unstable, do not afford access for direct fixation. Several methods of supporting the unstable fragments have been suggested. We compare the methods described and suggest an approach to management of the unstable arch with a case example.