sphenoidal process of palatine bone

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sphe·noidal pro·cess of pal·a·tine bone

[TA]

the posterior and smaller of the two processes at the extremity of the vertical plate of the palatine bone.

Synonym(s): processus sphenoidalis ossis palatini [TA], sphenoid process

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The malar eminence is approximately the central portion of the ZMC.4 bony attachments to the skull are evident from the center of the zygomatic bone, namely, a superior attachment to the frontal bone (frontal process of the zygomatic bone), a medial attachment to the maxilla (maxillary process or buttress of the zygomatic bone), a lateral attachment to the temporal bone (temporal process of the zygomatic bone) and a deep attachment to the greater wing of the sphenoid bone (sphenoidal process of the zygomatic bone).13 Using this definition, ZMC fractures are called tripod fractures.

POST OPERATIVE OUTCOMES IN OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION OF ZYGOMATIC BONE FRACTURES: TWO POINT VERSUS THREE POINT FIXATION