Zygomaticomaxillary fractures are common. Typically, these fractures occur when a person's head strikes the head, fist, or other solid object. The zygoma which protrudes a greater distance than the globe absorbs the impact at the expense of the eye.
Appropriate and optimal treatment of these fractures occurs within the first week of injury before the fracture has time to heal in incorrect alignment. Access if often gained to the inside of the orbit to ensure that the lateral orbital wall is correctly aligned.
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