title: A micro-system for cranio-maxillofacial skeletal fixation. Preliminary report.
abstract: For application within special anatomical areas, such as the naso-ethmoidal area, the orbit and the frontal sinus wall and for infant cranio-facial surgery a Vitallium micro-plate-system has been developed, with screws of 0.8 mm diameter. The micro-plates, of 0.5 mm thickness, provide rigid fixation of very thin bony structures, and at the same time, minimal interference with the overlying soft tissues.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Göttingen, W. Germany.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Luhr
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D004867:Equipment Design; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008904:Miniaturization; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D014800:Vitallium
chemical_list: D014800:Vitallium