The buttress-guide: a direct positioning tool for difficult zygomatic complex fracture alignment

A rare fracture pattern with extensive disruption of the zygomatico-orbito-maxillary complex

“…Reducing zygomatic complex fractures can become increasingly challenging if they are comminuted or involve multiple buttresses. [ 5 ] Precise repositioning of the malar complex with a three dimensional accuracy is imperative to obviate the possibility of residual facial deformity, ocular complications and debilitating functional deficits. These unfavorable outcomes could require secondary procedures, including redo surgeries, which usually result in unsatisfactory esthetic and functional outcomes.…”