title: Zygomatico-orbital fractures: historical perspective and current surgical management.
abstract: This article presents a general historical review of zygomatico-orbital (ZO) fractures with application of contemporary surgical procedures. Two surgical cases are presented, in which the ZO fractures were approached via a transconjunctival incision with a lateral canthotomy. A two-point rigid internal fixation, combined with a porous high-density polyethylene orbital floor reconstruction, produced uniformly excellent cosmetic and functional results in a total of 42 patients with ZO fractures who were treated over a 2-year period.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Adamo
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pollick
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lauer
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Sterman
mesh_terms: D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery*; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery*