Objective:To evaluate the postoperative symmetry of soft and hard tissues in patients with unilateral old zygomatic fractures.Methods:A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent computer-assisted open reduction and internal fixation for unilateral old zygomatic complex fractures. The spiral CT data of the patient before and 1 year after operation was imported into ProPlan CMF 3.0 software to segment the skin and bone STL models. Eleven sets of soft tissue landmarks and 10 sets of hard tissue landmarks in the middle of the face were marked, with a coordinated system for measurement established. The asymmetry index (AI) between each mark point was calculated. The data were expressed by Mean±SD. Paired t-test was used to compare whether there was a statistical difference in the AI of each landmark before and after operation. P<0.05 was considered the difference to be statistically significant. At the same time, the study subjects were selected from the Chinese craniomaxillofacial three-dimensional morphological database. Microsoft Excel 2017 software was used to draw the AI baseline data map of common people. The patients’ soft and hard tissue landmarks AI (before and 1 year after surgery) were included in the AI baseline map of common people, and the patient’s soft and hard tissue symmetry was evaluated. Results:A total of 30 patients were included in the study, including 17 males and 13 females, age range from 18 to 55 years old, with an average age of 25.2 years. The preoperative hard tissue AI was 4.5±4.1, and the hard tissue AI was 2.0±1.7 one year after surgery, and the difference in the AI of each hard tissue landmark before and 1 year after operation was statistically significant( P<0.01 or <0.05). The preoperative soft tissue AI was 4.5±4.0, and the soft tissue AI was 2.3±1.9 one year after surgery, and the difference in the AI of each soft tissue landmark before and 1 year after operation was statistically significant( P<0.01 or <0.05). 50 common people were selected from the total database, including 25 men and 25 women, aged from 18 to 57 years old, with an average of 23.8 years old. The hard tissue landmark AI was 2.1±2.0, and the soft tissue landmark AI was 2.0±1.9. The hard tissue landmarks AI of patients 1 year after operation were all within the symmetrical baseline value, with good symmetry. The AI values of some soft tissue landmarks were higher than the symmetrical baseline value, indicating poor symmetry. Conclusion:The three-dimensional symmetry of the soft and hard tissues of patients with unilateral old zygomatic complex fractures after surgery was significantly improved compared with that before surgery. Compared with the normal range of the database, the postoperative hard tissue has better symmetry, but the postoperative soft tissue has poor symmetry.

Objective:To evaluate the postoperative symmetry of soft and hard tissues in patients with unilateral old zygomatic fractures.Methods:A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent computer-assisted open reduction and internal fixation for unilateral old zygomatic complex fractures. The spiral CT data of the patient before and 1 year after operation was imported into ProPlan CMF 3.0 software to segment the skin and bone STL models. Eleven sets of soft tissue landmarks and 10 sets of hard tissue landmarks in the middle of the face were marked, with a coordinated system for measurement established. The asymmetry index (AI) between each mark point was calculated. The data were expressed by Mean±SD. Paired t-test was used to compare whether there was a statistical difference in the AI of each landmark before and after operation. P<0.05 was considered the difference to be statistically significant. At the same time, the study subjects were selected from the Chinese craniomaxillofacial three-dimensional morphological database. Microsoft Excel 2017 software was used to draw the AI baseline data map of common people. The patients’ soft and hard tissue landmarks AI (before and 1 year after surgery) were included in the AI baseline map of common people, and the patient’s soft and hard tissue symmetry was evaluated. Results:A total of 30 patients were included in the study, including 17 males and 13 females, age range from 18 to 55 years old, with an average age of 25.2 years. The preoperative hard tissue AI was 4.5±4.1, and the hard tissue AI was 2.0±1.7 one year after surgery, and the difference in the AI of each hard tissue landmark before and 1 year after operation was statistically significant( P<0.01 or <0.05). The preoperative soft tissue AI was 4.5±4.0, and the soft tissue AI was 2.3±1.9 one year after surgery, and the difference in the AI of each soft tissue landmark before and 1 year after operation was statistically significant( P<0.01 or <0.05). 50 common people were selected from the total database, including 25 men and 25 women, aged from 18 to 57 years old, with an average of 23.8 years old. The hard tissue landmark AI was 2.1±2.0, and the soft tissue landmark AI was 2.0±1.9. The hard tissue landmarks AI of patients 1 year after operation were all within the symmetrical baseline value, with good symmetry. The AI values of some soft tissue landmarks were higher than the symmetrical baseline value, indicating poor symmetry. Conclusion:The three-dimensional symmetry of the soft and hard tissues of patients with unilateral old zygomatic complex fractures after surgery was significantly improved compared with that before surgery. Compared with the normal range of the database, the postoperative hard tissue has better symmetry, but the postoperative soft tissue has poor symmetry.