Salvation for hardware failure of resorbable fixation plates in bilateral mandibular angle fractures.
The resorbable fixation system is used for the treatment of facial bone fractures and has many merits. It does not require a fixture removal procedure and is biologically nontoxic. Also, it does not disturb normal growth in growing children. However, there are also many points to be considered, such as resorption time, foreign body reaction, infection rate, or fixation stability depending on the fracture pattern. Because of these factors, there is still controversy over the use of a resorbable system.We present a case of a patient who experienced malunion after using a resorbable fixation system to treat bilateral mandibular angle fracture, which was recovered by corrective osteotomy and vertical ramus osteotomy in our department.
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Yong-Dae
YD
Kwon
Deok-Won
DW
Lee
Byung-Joon
BJ
Choi
Joon-Ho
JH
Suh
Sujin
S
Ko
D020341:Absorbable Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002508:Cephalometry; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed