Form-fitting fixation.
Use of rigid fixation systems in craniomaxillofacial surgery has significantly improved clinical results. We describe the technical application of utilizing rigid fixation systems in the actual process of reshaping bone flaps and grafts. We call the use of this technique form-fitting fixation, and describe its application in a wide variety of craniofacial reconstructions.
Polley
J W
JW
University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
Cohen
M
M
Hung
K F
KF
Franz
F P
FP
D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016268:Internal Fixators; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods