Archives of Craniofacial Surgery (대한두개안면성형외과학회지)

Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (대한두개안면성형외과학회)
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A vertically split fracture of the marginal tubercle of the zygoma in a 3-year-old boy: a case report

  • Chan Yeong, Lee (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Chul Han, Kim (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2022.08.22
  • Accepted : 2022.12.20
  • Published : 2022.12.20
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Abstract

Fractures of the zygoma are rarely encountered in pediatric patients. This report presents a case of a 3-year-old child who presented with a vertically split fracture of the marginal tubercle of the zygoma. The marginal tubercle, a bony portion present on the posterior border of the frontal process, assists in attaching the temporalis fascia. This patient was treated surgically with bony fixation using tissue glue. To the best of our knowledge, no cases of fracture of the marginal tubercle of the zygoma have been reported in the literature. Fractures of the marginal tubercle of the zygoma in pediatric patients may be overlooked because of their anatomic location and the musculoskeletal characteristics of these patients. Here, we discuss the clinical features of marginal tubercle fractures of the zygoma.

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This work was supported in part by the Soonchunhyang University Research Fund.

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