Educational Article

Update on the management of orbitozygomatic fractures

¹ Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et Stomatologie, CHU de Brazzaville, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, République du Congo
² Service de Stomatologie et Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale, CHU d'odontostomatologie de Bamako, Université de Bamako, Bamako, Mali
³ Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et esthétique, CHU Mohammed VI Marrakech. Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Marrakech. Université Cadi Ayyad, Maroc
⁴ Service de Stomatologie et Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale, CHU de Treiche-Ville, Université Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
⁵ Service de Stomatologie et Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale, CHU Sourou Sanou, Université Nazi Boni, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

^* Correspondence: bredmabika@gmail.com

Received: 23 July 2019
Accepted: 26 August 2020

Abstract

Orbitozygomatic fractures are an important aspect of facial trauma. Although the literature in maxillofacial surgery is rich on the question, this article resulting from the experience of a maxillofacial surgeon brings additional data in the knowledge of the subject. This is particularly the case with regard to the principles of examination, the pathways first, the principles of restraint and osteosynthesis, and the various surgery-related complications, as well as the precautions to be adopted to minimize them. The most important thing to remember is that the management approach is often variable, and the right choice is summed up in the clinical perception and level of expertise and comfort of the surgeon, while also considering the patient's point of view.