Is Surgical Navigation Useful for Treating Zygomatic Arch Fractures?

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To report the case of a 58-year-old man with a zygomatic arch fracture, which was well localized and reduced using a surgical navigation system. METHODS: In this clinical report, the authors suggest intraoperative surgical navigation systems are useful diagnostically and for localizing sites of zygomatic arch fractures. RESULTS: The patient underwent successful closed reduction of zygomatic arch fractures using a surgical navigation system. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical navigation is a useful tool for identifying the locations of zygomatic arch fractures and for guiding closed reduction. Surgical navigation is recommended for localizing the sites of zygomatic fractures.