The cause is usually a direct blow to the malar eminence of the cheek during assault. The paired zygomas each have two attachments to the cranium, and two attachments to the maxilla, making up the orbital floors and lateral walls. These<unk> es are referred to as the<unk><unk> . The upper and transverse maxillary bone has the<unk>  and zygomaticotemporal sutures, while the lateral and vertical maxillary bone has the<unk>  and frontozygomatic sutures. The formerly used 'tripod fracture' refers to these buttresses, but did not also incorporate the posterior relationship of the zygoma to the sphenoid bone at the zygomaticosphenoid suture. There is an association of ZMC fractures with naso-orbito-ethmoidal fractures (NOE) on the same side as the injury. Concomitant NOE fractures predict a higher incidence of post operative deformity.
Zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture
Crus fracture
Zygoma fracture
Gosselin fracture
Galeazzi fracture
Lisfranc injury
Hyoid bone fracture
Monteggia fracture