Isolated bilateral zygomatic arch fractures of the facial skeleton are associated with skull base fractures

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 962-970

  Kelamis, Joseph A ^a,b   Mundinger, Gerhard S ^a,b   Feiner, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Dorafshar, Amir H ^a,b   Manson, Paul N ^a,b   Rodriguez, Eduardo D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; OBSERVATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBSERVATION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKULL FRACTURE, BASILAR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGOMATIC FRACTURES;

EID: 80053005568     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182268cf3     Document Type: Review

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