Role of resorbable plates and screws in craniofacial surgery.
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.
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Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
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
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid