Fractures of the malar-zygomatic compound.

Fractures of the malar-zygomatic compound have in recent years emerged from relative obscurity and become one of the better known fractures seen in casualty departments and maxillofacial units. During the period from January 1950 to August 195I, I07 cases were treated in this unit at the Wythenshawe Hospital and an analysis of these cases is given in this paper. More car and motor-cycle accidents have been given as the cause of the apparent increase in the numbers now seen, but our records tend to show that many are still due to brawls, flying missiles and falls. A better knowledge in the diagnosis of this type of injury and the ever-increasing use of X-rays may be the most important factors; 72 per cent. of this series were adult males, 27 per cent. were females and one was a boy of four.