title: A retrospective analysis of 101 zygomatico-orbital fractures.
abstract: A 5-year review of 101 cases of zygomatico-orbital fractures is presented. The epidemiology, fracture patterns, treatment modalities, and complications were evaluated in this retrospective study. A majority of fractures were sustained by males and resulted from trauma inflicted during altercations and traffic accidents. The most common fracture pattern was tripod fracture and the most common associated facial fractures were mandibular fractures. Open reduction and rigid fixation was the most frequently employed treatment modality. Depending on the stability of reduced zygoma, one, two and three-point fixations were applied. Orbital floor exploration was performed in 41 cases. Ten out of 16 orbital floor bone defects required reconstruction. In these cases orbital floor was reconstructed with 1.5-mm porous polyethylene implant. Although we encountered a few complications related to the incisions for open reduction, the rate of complication in which correction was difficult (e.g. facial asymmetry) was lower with this approach when compared with the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06010 Etlik, Ankara, Turkey. muhieski@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Muhitdin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eski
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deveci
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turegun
authors.forename: Selcuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Isik
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sengezer
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014754:Violence; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery