Reduction of Zygomatic Arch Isolated Fracture Using Ultra Sound and Needle Marking.
10.7181/acfs.2016.17.4.198
- Author:
Jun Sik KIM
1
;
Young Ji PARK
;
Yoon Jung LEE
;
Nam Gyun KIM
;
Kyung Suk LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Hospital, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. opensound@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Zygomatic fractures;
Facial bones;
Needles
- MeSH:
Elevators and Escalators;
Facial Bones;
Humans;
Methods;
Needles*;
Skin;
Ultrasonography;
Zygoma*;
Zygomatic Fractures
- From:Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
2016;17(4):198-201
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Zygomatic arch is a bony arch constituting the lateral midface, which consists of 25% of all midface fractures. There are a number of ways to evaluate the extent of zygomatic arch fracture. Some authors have reported successful treatment outcomes using ultrasound (U/S). To add to the previous methods, we have considered ways to accurately display the location of the fracture line while using U/S with 23 gauge needle marking. We introduce our method, which provided satisfactory results for reduction using a portable U/S, and it can evaluate the fracture line simultaneously when reduction of an isolated zygomatic arch fracture is necessary, and needle marking, which can easily point out the fracture line on U/S. METHODS: We studied 21 patients with an isolated zygomatic arch fracture who underwent closed reduction using U/S and needle marking between 2013 and 2015. RESULTS: We achieved satisfactory results in all our cases with respect to reduction by using the Dingman elevator after performing a temporal approach incision, while confirming relative positioning between needle marking and zygomatic fracture at the same time, after insertion of a 23 gauge needle in the skin above the zygomatic arch fracture line parallel to it. CONCLUSION: We treated 21 patients with an isolated zygomatic arch fracture using U/S and the needle marking method, which provided satisfactory results because the extent of reduction of the fracture could be evaluated in real-time during the operation and exposure to radiation was reduced.
