title: Simplified repair of zygomatic fractures through a transconjunctival approach.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a simplified technique of zygomatic fracture repair.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective, noncomparative case series with description of a surgical technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty consecutive patients with zygomatic fractures undergoing repair with the described technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fracture repair was accomplished with a technique that used a T-bar screw for reduction through a transconjunctival approach.
  
  
  METHODS
  Successful fracture reduction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty patients with zygomatic fractures underwent successful reduction with the simplified technique. No complications were observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of the T-bar through a transconjunctival approach is a simplified and effective technique for zygomatic fracture repair.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmic Plastic, Orbital & Reconstructive Surgery, Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Eli L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Hatton
authors.forename: C Robert
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bernardino
authors.forename: Peter A D
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*