title: Nonmetallic fixation in traumatic midfacial fractures.
abstract: The possibility of resorbable plate and screw fixation devices that provide adequate strength to allow facial fracture healing and are completely degraded thereafter has long had significant appeal. Favorable clinical experiences, however, have been very limited, and their use in the traumatized facial skeleton has yet to be proven a useful technology in the actual patient. In this regard, we review our experience in the management of orbital, zygomatic, and maxillary skeletal injuries with resorbable fixation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis 46202-5200, USA.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Eppley
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Prevel
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011108:Polymers; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid