A comparison of one point versus two point fixation in the management of zygomatico-maxillary complex fractures

---

Original Article

Author Details : Abhinandan Patel K N, Girish Gowda, Prajwal K Bharadwaj*, Preethi Bhat, Sindhu Iyengar

Volume : 10, Issue : 1, Year : 2024

Article Page : 20-26

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jooo.2024.004

Suggest article by email

Get Permission

---

Abstract

Background: The zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) fractures are highly frequent injuries. There is a variety of operative techniques for fixation of ZMC fractures, with no consensus about the best technique. We aim to compare one-point versus two-point fixation of tripodal zygomatic fractures.
Materials and Methods: This study was carried out on 34 patients admitted to the trauma unit in Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics in the period from September 2022 to August 2023. Patients were divided into two groups (group 1; one-point fixation, and group 2; two- point fixation).
Results: When compared to the one-point fixation group, only 14 patients had substantial stability with a P-value of <0> Conclusion: The one-point fixation technique for tripodal ZMC fractures is considered effective as the two-point fixation technique; and it offers advantages of scarless operation, reduced operation time, fewer complications, and lower cost.
 

Keywords: Tripod fracture, Internal fixation, Osteosynthesis.

How to cite : Abhinandan Patel K N, Gowda G, Bharadwaj P K, Bhat P, Iyengar S, A comparison of one point versus two point fixation in the management of zygomatico-maxillary complex fractures. J Oral Med Oral Surg Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2024;10(1):20-26

This is an Open Access (OA) journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.