Correlation between clinical findings and CT-measured displacement in patients with fractures of the zygomaticomaxillary complex.

Background: This prospective clinical study aimed to analyse the influence of displacement on duration and severity of symptoms of fractures of the zygomaticomaxillary complex.

Methods: 47 patients, who received surgical treatment of zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Jena were examined preoperatively, 1, 3 and 10 days as well as 6 months post-operation for ophthalmologic, occlusal and neurosensory changes.

Results: Preoperatively, periorbital haematoma and ooedema were present in 76.