title: Role of resorbable plates and screws in craniofacial surgery.
abstract: Twenty patients underwent craniomaxillofacial fixation procedures with the use of the LactoSorb (Walter Lorenz Surgical, Jacksonville, FL) resorbable plating system. The patients ranged in age from 4 months to 67 years. No significant problems from the use of this plating system were noted. The resorbable plating system offers several distinct advantages over traditional metallic systems.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pensler
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000601:surgery; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008297:Male; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000295:instrumentation; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011108:Polymers; D012886:Skull / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid