title: Fixation of zygomatic fractures with a new biodegradable copolymer osteosynthesis system. Preliminary results.
abstract: In a prospective study, a new biodegradable osteosynthesis material for the facial skeleton has been used in 27 patients with zygomatic fractures. In the six-month follow-up period, the first ten patients showed clinically and radiologically uneventful healing of bone. There were no implant-related complications. The main advantages of the new material are its malleability when heated, enabling fast adaptation to the bone surface, and the avoidance of a second operation for implant removal.
authors.affiliation: University Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Enislidis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pichorner
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kainberger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kautzky
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ewers
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001860:Bone Plates; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011108:Polymers; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid