Open reduction and internal fixation of paediatric maxillozygomatic complex fractures: An 11-year multicentric retrospective study.
Fabio RocciaFederica SobreroCarlo StradaGian Battista BottiniMaximilian GoetzingerSahand SamieiradAleš VesnaverAnže BirkLuis Fernando de Oliveira GorlaValfrido Antonio Pereira-FilhoEmil DediolBoris KosPetia PechalovaAngel SapundzhievMarko LazícVitomir S KonstantinovicKathia DubronConstantinus PolitisPaolo Garzino DemoAnamaria SivrićMario KordićSajjad Abdur RahmanTabishur RahmanKarpal Singh SohalTimothy AladelusiEuan RaeSean LaverickPublished in: Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology (2024)
This study highlights the possibility of using ORIF, even with a single point of fixation, for the treatment of displaced quadripod MZC fractures in the paediatric population. The zygomaticomaxillary buttress was the preferred site of fixation and allowed for adequate stabilization with no external scars and a low risk of tooth damage. Future prospective studies with long-term follow-up are needed to establish definitive surgical protocols and clarify the surgical decision-making.