title: Bone anchors: new application in craniofacial surgery.
abstract: Postoperative ptosis of the soft tissues of the face after subperiosteal exposure of midfacial fractures may result in loss of zygomatic projection due to malposition of the soft-tissue envelope with respect to the underlying skeleton. Resuspension of the soft tissues of the face to their preinjury position has previously been suggested to alleviate this problem. We present a modification of our original technique, which uses suture anchors to simplify this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kentucky Clinic K-454, Lexington 40536-0284, USA.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kirn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D009915:Orbit; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015050:Zygoma