Table 2.
Distribution of maxillary sinus pathologies according to fracture type (n=275)
| Variable | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Frontal bone fracture | 6 (2.18) |
| Mucosal thickening | 0 |
| Maxillary sinusitis | 0 |
| Retention cyst | 0 |
| Medial orbital wall blowout fracture | 35 (12.72) |
| Mucosal thickening | 0 |
| Maxillary sinusitis | 3 |
| Retention cyst | 0 |
| Inferior orbital wall blowout fracture | 27 (9.81) |
| Mucosal thickening | 1 |
| Maxillary sinusitis | 1 |
| Retention cyst | 1 |
| Maxilla fracture | 37 (13.45) |
| Mucosal thickening | 0 |
| Maxillary sinusitis | 1 |
| Retention cyst | 3 |
| ZMC fracture | 80 (29.09) |
| Mucosal thickening | 0 |
| Maxillary sinusitis | 7 |
| Retention cyst | 1 |
| Medial and inferior orbital wall blowout fracture | 19 (6.90) |
| Mucosal thickening | 0 |
| Maxillary sinusitis | 5 |
| Retention cyst | 0 |
| Maxilla and inferior orbital wall blowout fracture | 15 (5.45) |
| Mucosal thickening | 0 |
| Maxillary sinusitis | 1 |
| Retention cyst | 1 |
| ZMC and inferior orbital wall blowout fracture | 39 (14.18) |
| Mucosal thickening | 2 |
| Maxillary sinusitis | 2 |
| Retention cyst | 1 |
| Medial and inferior orbital wall blowout fracture with maxilla or ZMC fracture | 12 (4.36) |
| Mucosal thickening | 0 |
| Maxillary sinusitis | 1 |
| Retention cyst | 0 |
| Medial orbital wall blowout fracture with maxilla or ZMC fracture | 5 (1.81) |
| Mucosal thickening | 0 |
| Maxillary sinusitis | 0 |
| Retention cyst | 0 |
ZMC, zygomaticomaxillary complex.