DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2018.4.12.2

Pages: 297-304

Zygomatic bone fractures are common in maxillofacial surgery, leading to functional and aesthetic morphological repercussions. The aim of this work is to study the epidemiological, therapeutic and evolutionary profile of fractures of the zygomatic bone at the maxillofacial surgery department of the Ibn Tofail hospital of the Mohammed VI CHU in Marrakech. We conducted a descriptive prospective study over a period of 3 years (March 17, 2015 to April 16, 2018), on the management of fractures of the zygomatic bone. In this study, we used Zingg and al's classification to distinguish the different types of fractures from the zygomatic bone. Our sample consisted of 200 patients treated for fracture of the zygomatic bone. The average age of patients was 27 years old, with a male predominance. The road accident was the dominant etiology, 145 cases (72.5%). The fracture disjunction of zygoma was the most common clinical form (79 cases).