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Volume 9 Issue 8 (August, 2021)

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Assessment of profile of patients with zygomatic fracture- A clinical study
Dr Sarish Latief, Dr Ashiq H Ansari, Dr Muneeba Lateaf

Background: The zygoma is a bone that provides vital contributions to both the structure and aesthetic of the midface and articulates with several bones of the craniofacial skeleton. Hence; the present study was undertaken for assessing the profile of patients with Zygomatic fractures. Materials & methods: A total of 50 patients with presence of Zygomatic fractures were enrolled. Complete demographic and clinical details of all the patients were obtained. A Performa was made and complete details of clinical examination findings were recorded. Treatment planning was done according to radiographic findings. All the results were recorded and analysed by SPSS software. Univariate regression curve was used for evaluation of level of significance. Results: Mean age of the patients was 43.8 years. Among these patients, 31 were males while the remaining 19 were females. Out of 50 patients, depressed fracture was seen in 18 patients. In the patients with depressed fractures, treatment was done by employing surgical intervention and internal fixation. In patients with non-displaced Zygomatic fractures, non-surgical approach was used. Conclusion: Surgical intervention and internal fixation is an effective treatment modality of depressed zygomatic complex fractures, whereas a nonsurgical approach is often used for nondisplaced zygomatic complex fractures.

 
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