title: [Osteosynthesis of the temporal articular tubercle].
abstract: This technical note stresses the interest of the temporal articular tubercle osteosynthesis in zygomatic bone fractures. An impaction of the zygoma can lead to valgus of the temporal bone's zygomatic process with diastasis in the temporal articular tubercle. If the frontal and maxillary processes are comminuted, osteosynthesis of the temporal articular tubercle allows recovering the initial projection of the zygomatic bone. The adequate alignment of the sphenozygomatic suture is also reliable for an anatomical reduction of the fracture.
authors.affiliation: Service de stomatologie, chirurgie maxillofaciale et chirurgie plastique de la face, CHRU Lapeyronie, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France. j-yachouh@chu-montpellier.fr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yachouh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rakotoarimanana
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goudot
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*