Bradycardia during elevation of a zygomatic arch fracture.
A case of bradycardia occurring during elevation of a zygomatic arch fracture is reported and possible mechanisms for the phenomenon are discussed. This case report serves to alert oral and maxillofacial surgeons and anesthesiologists to a possible hazard during surgical elevation of a fractured zygomatic arch.
D000328:Adult; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008442:Maxillary Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D012024:Reflex, Oculocardiac; D015050:Zygoma / Q000294:innervation; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*