title: [Sphenozygomatic suture as a guide in the reduction of zygomatic fracture].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To retrospectively investigate the effectiveness of sphenzygomatic suture as a guide in the reduction of zygomatic complex fracture.
  
  
  METHODS
  55 cases of zygomatic complex fracture classified according to Zingg classification were treated, sphenozygomatic suture in group 1 (n = 36) was reduced first, then the other fracture line was reduced, in group 2 (n = 19), malar bone was reduced according to superficial fracture line. Patients were followed up for 4 weeks to 3 months, aesthetic result and X-ray symmetry were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients in group 1 were restored with satisfactory facial contour, 35 cases got precise reduction, 5 cases in group 2 were asymmetry.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  During open reduction of complex zygomatic fracture, sphenozygomatic suture should be reduced at first as a guide, so as to get precise zygomatic complex reconstruction and normal aesthetic outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan 250021, China.
authors.forename: Wengang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shizhou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xilan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003393:Cranial Sutures; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D015050:Zygoma / Q000601:surgery*; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*