Potential for guided bone regeneration and bone graft fixation with resorbable membranes in pediatric craniofacial surgery.
Resorbable devices offer a significant technological advance for craniofacial surgery; however, the potential for their use may extend beyond that of bone fixation. Applications to assist bone regeneration and to secure bone grafts in cranial defects in the pediatric patient are presented.
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Division of Plastic Surgery, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis 46202-5200, USA.
D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D048091:Guided Tissue Regeneration / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011108:Polymers
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011108:Polymers; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid