Bone anchors: new application in craniofacial surgery.
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.
Wells
M D
MD
Department of Surgery, Kentucky Clinic K-454, Lexington 40536-0284, USA.
Kirn
D S
DS
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