title: A comparison of microscrew and suture fixation for porous high-density polyethylene orbital floor implants.
abstract: Twenty oral and maxillofacial surgeons compared the surgical features of microscrew fixation technique with a suture technique for fixation of porous high-density polyethylene orbital floor implants. One investigator then compared material features of these two fixation techniques using recently procured bovine ribs. The microscrew technique was found to be quicker (P > .01) and easier (P > .001), and it provided a higher quality of fixation (P > .001) than the suture technique. The microscrew/implant system had a greater pullout strength (P > .001) and shear strength (P > .001) than the suture/implant system.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofocial Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44109-1998.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Haug
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kimberly
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bradrick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001863:Bone Screws; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000601:surgery; D002417:Cattle; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D011095:Polyethylenes; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013537:Sutures; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D011095:Polyethylenes