title: Management of delayed infection after insertion of bioresorbable plates at the infraorbital rim.
abstract: Delayed infections after use of absorbable plates in the infraorbital region have been documented in various reports. We report 2 cases of infections at the infraorbital rim after fixation with absorbable plates: one was managed with surgical removal and one was managed with conservative treatment. We recommend that, before treatment, computed tomographic scans and cultures be obtained whenever possible. The presence of maxillary sinusitis is the single most important factor in choosing surgical removal of the plates, but the patient should be fully informed about the possibility of postoperative ectropion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Choonchungnam-do, Korea.
authors.forename: Hwan Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Woonhoe
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seungki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Youn
authors.forename: Jang Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*