Tripod fracture is: (A) Displaced fracture of calcaneum, (B) Zygomatiomaxillary fracture, (C) Sphenoid Wing Fracture, (D) Coronal shear pilon Fracture
Answer is B. Zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) fractures, also known as a tripod, tetrapod, quadripod, malar or trimalar fractus, are seen in the setting of traumatic injury to the face. They comprise fractures of the:Zygomatic archInferior orbital rim, and anterior and posterior maxillary sinus wallsLateral orbital rim(Refer: Mohindra's Fundamentals of Ohopedics, 2nd edition, pg no. 109)