The Early Zygomatic Malunion
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Nabeel Bhatti; Simon Holmes
- Source
- Atlas of Operative Maxillofacial Trauma Surgery ISBN: 9781447156154
- Subject
- Orthodontics
Heterogeneous population
business.industry
Zygomatic bone
medicine.medical_treatment
medicine
Malunion
business
Osteotomy
medicine.disease
health care economics and organizations
humanities
Reduction (orthopedic surgery)
- Language
Fractures of the zygomatic bone represent a heterogeneous population. Management varies accordingly, and satisfactory outcomes can be very challenging. Imperfect reduction is common following incomplete healing and remodelling of the bone. This chapter discusses an array of techniques which may be required to effect an acceptable result.