title: [Closed reduction of zygoma tripod and isolated arch fractures with Volkmann bone hook].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of closed reduction technique for the management of zygoma tripod or arch fractures without internal fixation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between June 2011 - December 2013, medical data of seven patients (2 females, 5 males; mean age 49.1 years; range 34 to 76 years) who were treated using closed reduction technique with Volkman bone hook due to zygoma tripod and isolated arch fractures were retrospectively analyzed. Symmetry and functional findings of the patients were assessed at three and six months postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No complication related to the closed reduction technique was observed. Inadequate reduction was seen in one patient with isolated zygoma arch fracture who was admitted in late-stage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Closed reduction using a bone hook can be safely applied in the management of isolated zygoma arch fractures and non-complicated zygoma tripod fractures without fixation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Necmettin Erbakan University, 42080 Akyokuş, Konya, Turkey. ozlemgundes@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Özlem Ayşe
authors.initials: ÖA
authors.lastname: Gündeşlioğlu
authors.forename: Ciğdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Özen
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inan
authors.forename: Lorenc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jasharrlari
authors.forename: Tuba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doldurucu
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Altuntaş
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bekerecioğlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*