Frequency, Etiology and Presenting Complaints Associated With Zygomatic Complex Fractures
Saba Hanif, Nabeela Riaz, Muhammad Ehsan-ul Haq, Samreen Younas, Zubair Ahmad, Asifa Iqbal
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ABSTRACT
Aim: To investigate the etiology, gender distribution and
presenting complaints associated with zygomatic fractures
Method: This cross sectional study was done in Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of King Edward Medical University from
April to D3ecember 2019. Patient data was collected from OPD and analysed with
SPSS.
Results: We analyzed the data of 162 patients with
zygomatic bone fracture. Out of this 148 were male and 14 were females. There
were bilateral cases, more affecting right side of face and affecting left side
of face. The most common etiology was road traffic accident followed by
interpersonal violence and occupational injuries. When we consider presenting
complaints 87 patients came with difficulty in chewing, 45 with limited mouth
opening, 23 with depressed malar eminence and only 7 patients with nerve
paraesthesia.
Conclusion: Considering the geographic and cultural
indices of the evaluated population, it can be concluded that the patients
gender and trauma causes significantly affect the prevalence of zygomatic bone
fracture
Keywords: Zygomatic bone, nerve paraesthesia, limited
mouth opening
ABSTRACT
Aim: To investigate the etiology, gender distribution and presenting complaints associated with zygomatic fractures
Method: This cross sectional study was done in Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of King Edward Medical University from
April to D3ecember 2019. Patient data was collected from OPD and analysed with
SPSS.
Results: We analyzed the data of 162 patients with
zygomatic bone fracture. Out of this 148 were male and 14 were females. There
were bilateral cases, more affecting right side of face and affecting left side
of face. The most common etiology was road traffic accident followed by
interpersonal violence and occupational injuries. When we consider presenting
complaints 87 patients came with difficulty in chewing, 45 with limited mouth
opening, 23 with depressed malar eminence and only 7 patients with nerve
paraesthesia.
Conclusion: Considering the geographic and cultural
indices of the evaluated population, it can be concluded that the patients
gender and trauma causes significantly affect the prevalence of zygomatic bone
fracture
Keywords: Zygomatic bone, nerve paraesthesia, limited
mouth opening