Stabilization of the Isolated Zygomatic Arch Fracture Using Foley’s Balloon Catheter

Zygomatic fractures are the most common facial fractures or second in frequency after the nasal fractures. The high incidence of zygomatic fractures probably relates to its prominent position in the facial skeleton hence it is frequently exposed to fractures. This case report presents an isolated zy...

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Published inJournal of maxillofacial and oral surgery Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 407 - 409
Main Authors Ravi Raja Kumar, S., Venkata Raju, K., Sunanda, K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Springer-Verlag 01.12.2010
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Case Report
Catheters
Dentistry
Fractures
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Plastic Surgery
Sports injuries
Surgery
Sutures
Foley’s balloon catheter
Zygomatic arch fracture
Stabilization techniques
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Summary:Zygomatic fractures are the most common facial fractures or second in frequency after the nasal fractures. The high incidence of zygomatic fractures probably relates to its prominent position in the facial skeleton hence it is frequently exposed to fractures. This case report presents an isolated zygomatic arch fracture that was been reduced by Gille’s temporal approach and stabilized using foley’s balloon catheter.
ISSN:0972-8279
0974-942X
DOI:10.1007/s12663-010-0130-8