[Clinical experience of a case applying temporal approach to zygomatic arch fracture]

Fukuoka Shika Daigaku Gakkai Zasshi. 1989;16(2):334-41.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The technique of temporal approach was originally introduced by Gillies (1927) for reduction of the zygomatic arch and zygomatic complex fracture. We reported a case of zygomatic arch fracture which was treated by temporal approach in a 36-year-old woman. She rode on a motorcycle and fell down on the ground, so she injured the right zygomatic region. Roentgenograms revealed right zygomatic arch and maxillary fracture. We performed a reconstructive operation for the right zygomatic arch fracture with temporal approach and fixated using an acrylic resin splint for 2 weeks. At 7 months after this operation, depression of the zygomatic region was improved and paralysis in the cheek and upper lip region gradually disappeared.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Splints
  • Zygomatic Fractures / surgery*