Tripod fracture

Case contributed by Vikas Shah
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fall down a flight of stairs.

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There are THREE fractures involving the zygomaticomaxillary complex:

  1. zygomatic arch
  2. lateral orbital wall
  3. inferior orbital wall

Oxygen tubing with nasal prongs and artifact from dental fillings also seen.

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