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Published on: May 16, 2025
Mucociliary clearance impairment after zygomaticomaxillary-orbital fractures
Tomasz Janic1, Iwona Niedzielska
1Department of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery and Dental Surgery, Katowice, Poland. tomasz.janic@onet.eu
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of zygomaticomaxillo-orbitalis (ZMO) fracture and its symptoms on mucociliary transport (MCT).
Study Design:
The study encompassed 144 patients who sustained ZMO fracture. A saccharine test was conducted in every patient both on the side of fracture and on the unaffected side. The results were analyzed in connection with the patients' age, sex, degree of injury, method of treatment, time since fracture, and duration of surgery.
Results:
It was shown that MCT was considerably impaired on the affected side compared with the control side. However, the degree of impairment did not vary significantly in the patients regardless of the analyzed parameters.
Conclusions:
ZMO fracture induces the disorder of MCT. Balloon Foley catheter in the open reduction of ZMO fracture impairs MCT. The analyzed parameters do not affect the disorders of MCT.
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