title: [Diagnosis and treatment of zygomatic bone fractures].
abstract: Zygomatic bone fractures are the second most often injury of facial skeleton and sometimes cause diagnostic and treatment problems. Authors of this article present diagnostic and treatment methods applied in 165 patients (139 men, 22 women, 4 children) treated in I Department of Maxillofacial Surgery in Zabrze, in year 1996-2000. Closed repositioning was performed in 70 patients with fractures with single bone fragment. In multiple fractures complicated with sight disorders (diplopia) and in case of old fractures, open repositioning and fixation using mini- and microplates was a method of choice. Achieved clinical and radiological results of treatment show that both close repositioning with single-toothed hook and open repositioning and fixation are effective methods of treatment. Early diagnosis and treatment of zygomatic fractures make treatment easier and prevent from vision and mastication complication.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Chirurgii Szczekowo-Twarzowej w Zabrzu. klinchirtwarz@slam.katowice.pl
authors.forename: Ryszard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pelc
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cieślik
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adwent
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*