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The zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture, also known as a quadripod fracture, quadramalar fracture, and formerly referred to as a tripod fracture or trimalar fracture, has four components, three of which are directly related to connections between the zygoma and the face, and the fourth being the orbital floor.
sutura temporozygomatica: TA98: A03.1.02.024: TA2: 1599: FMA: 52958: Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] The zygomaticotemporal suture (or temporozygomatic ...
sutura frontozygomatica: TA98: A03.1.02.017: TA2: 1592: FMA: 52952: Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] The zygomaticofrontal suture (or frontozygomatic suture ...
sutura sphenozygomatica: TA98: A03.1.02.022: TA2: 1597: FMA: 52956: Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] The sphenozygomatic suture is the cranial suture between ...
Crocodilian form of crurotarsal ankle. The astragalus (pink) is fixed to the tibia (green) by a suture. Adapted with permission from Palaeos. In the type of crurotarsal ankle, which is found in crocodilians and some other archosaurs, the astragalus is fixed to the tibia by a suture, and the joint bends around a peg on the astragalus, which fits into a socket in the calcaneum.
A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. . Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length
The sagittal suture, also known as the interparietal suture and the sutura interparietalis, [citation needed] is a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint between the two parietal bones of the skull. The term is derived from the Latin word sagitta , meaning arrow .
The frontal suture is a fibrous joint that divides the two halves of the frontal bone of the skull in infants and children. Typically, it completely fuses between three and nine months of age, with the two halves of the frontal bone being fused together.