title: Bioabsorbables: their use in pediatric craniofacial surgery.
abstract: The need to provide rigid bony fixation in the surgical treatment of craniofacial disorders has inspired an evolution of operative techniques and fixation devices over the past two decades, with the recent development of an absorbable miniplate fixation system. We present features of the LactoSorb absorbable system (Biomet, Inc., Warsaw, IN) and our initial experience in 35 pediatric craniofacial patients over a 10-month period.
authors.affiliation: Division of Craniofacial Surgery, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Montag
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daane
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019344:Lactic Acid; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011108:Polymers; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid