The tripod fracture, also called the zygomaticomaxillary complex or malar fracture, is composed of a set of three (actually 4) bone fractures. The first portion of the tripod fracture involves the maxillary sinus including the anterior and postero-lateral walls and the floor of the orbit. The second portion involves the zygomatic arch. The third p...
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<radiology> Malar fracture, trimalar fracture, inferior orbital rim, lateral orbital wall, fracture/dislocation of zygomatic arch ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a facial fracture involving the three supports of the malar prominence, the arch of the zygomatic bone, the zygomatic process of the frontal bone, and the zygomatic process of the maxillary bone.
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