title: [Comparison of internal fixation with mini-titanium plate and wire osteosynthesis in midface fractures].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare clinical results of the internal fixation with wire and the internal fixation with mini-titanium plate in midface fractures.
  
  
  METHODS
  By the coronal approach and supplementary incisions, forty patients with midface fractures were treated with wire osteosynthesis or rigid internal fixation (RIF) with mini-titanium plate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A good stability can not he obtained with wire osteosynthesis in the treatment of midface fractures. The supporting bony structure of midface can be reconstructed with mini-titanium plate RIF, which results in a sufficient three-dimensional stability of the fractured segments and an ideal facial configuration Mini-titanium plate RIF is more convenient and reliable than wire osteosynthesis in the difficult operation fields of the infraorbital margin and zygomaticomaxillary suture.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mini-titanium plate RIF is the best method for treatment of midface fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Medical University, Changsha, 410011.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D001864:Bone Wires; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014025:Titanium; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium