title: Resorbable poly(L-lactide) plates and screws for the fixation of zygomatic fractures.
abstract: Ten patients with unstable zygomatic fractures were treated with resorbable poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) plates and screws. The results show that this method of fixation gives good stability over a sufficiently long period to enable undisturbed fracture healing.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D004867:Equipment Design; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011091:Polyesters; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011091:Polyesters; C033616:poly(lactide)