title: Polydioxanone plates are safe and effective for L-strut support in functional septorhinoplasty.
abstract: To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and result stability of polydioxanone (PDS) plate use for L-strut stabilization.
  
  
  
  Retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort.
  
  
  
  Patients who underwent functional septorhinoplasty with the use of PDS plates between January 2013 and January 2017 were administered the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale pre- and postoperatively at 2, 4, 6, and 12 months. Patient demographics, reason for PDS use, graft type, complications, and outcomes were analyzed.
  
  
  
  Eighty-eight patients aged 34.3 years (standard deviation [SD] = 15.7 years; range, 7.5-71.5 years) were included. All patients were found to have a fracture and/or severe deviation of the L-strut for which the PDS plate was used for rigid support. Mean preoperative NOSE score 65.2 (SD = 22.1) significantly decreased to 19.6 (SD = 21.6) at 7.2 months (SD = 5.5 months) postoperatively. There were no significant differences in NOSE scores between follow-up time points. There was one complication, a septal abscess, and one revision.
  
  
  
  A PDS plate is a safe and effective material to be utilized in functional septorhinoplasty for patients with a fracture or iatrogenic injury to the septal L-strut or poor quality septal cartilage that requires stability without additional width. Outcomes are stable at 6 and 12 months, after the plate has dissolved. The use of a PDS plate may decrease the need for rib grafting in patients with a history of previous septoplasty and persistent nasal obstruction with a dorsal or caudal C-shaped septal deformity or fracture of the L-strut.
  
  
  
  2c. Laryngoscope, 127:2725-2730, 2017.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and the Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Jennifer C
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2638-667X
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and the Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Levesque
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and the Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Robin W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Lindsay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D016687:Polydioxanone; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D016687:Polydioxanone
keywords: Septorhinoplasty; nasal valve; polydioxanone