Tripod Fracture - Signs and Symptoms

Signs and Symptoms

  • Facial bruising/swelling
  • Flattened malar eminence
  • Loss of facial sensation below orbit (infraorbital nerve involvement)
  • Trismus / altered mastication
  • Diplopia +/- ophthalmoplegia

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