[Fractures of the zygomatic bone].

Under study were 248 patients with fractures of the upper and middle zone of face including injury of the zygomatic bone. The examination performed has revealed a joint character of the injury of the zygomatic bone and the maxillary sinus walls. The rational grouping of fractures of the zygomatic bone includes isolated fractures of its processes and lower edge of the orbit as well as fractures of the zygomatic-maxillary complex. The panorama zonography is an effective method of diagnosing fractures of the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic-maxillary complex.