title: Zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture in a zygomatic bone affected by monostotic fibrous dysplasia: a very rare association.
abstract: The association between fibrous dysplasia (FD) and fractures is very rare. This paper reports the case of a zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture in a bone affected by FD, a 29-year-old man who was involved in a bicycle accident and who subsequently presented with a zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture. Computed tomography revealed multiple fractures of the left zygomaticomaxillary complex with dysplastic bone alterations. Fracture lines occurred near transitional areas between the lesion and healthy bone. The patient was treated through an intraoral approach by an open reduction and internal fixation procedure, using a titanium miniplate and screws. An incisional biopsy was performed through the maxillary sinus to confirm the diagnosis of FD. After 12 months of follow-up, there were no postoperative complications. This paper reports a rare association thought to be caused by irregular trabecular bone deposition, which increases bone thickness/resiliency and thus increases its clinical fracture resistance.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lara Carolina D'Araújo
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: André Luis Ribeiro
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: João Rafael Habib Souza
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Aquime
authors.forename: Aline Semblano Dias
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Carreira
authors.forename: Sérgio M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Alves-Junior
authors.forename: João J V
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods; D005358:Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015050:Zygoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*