Treatment of fractures of the zygomatic bone.
Various methods of treatment used for 70 patients with complex fractures of the zygomatic bone are reviewed. It was established that adequate fixation of most instances of rotated tripodal fractures can be accomplished with use of a zygomaticofrontal wire supplemented by an intrasinus Foley catheter.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*