Resorbable skeletal fixation systems for treating XXXX .

@entity1 @entity281 @entity174
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of using resorbable plate and screw systems (RPSSs) compared with metal plate and screw systems (MPSSs) to treat @entity174 . DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Chuncheon, South Korea. @entity1 : Eighty-two @entity1 diagnosed as having zygomaticomaxillary fractures between February 1, 2004, and December 31, 2008. INTERVENTION: We used RPSSs in 56 @entity1 and MPSSs in 26 @entity1 . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Complication rates. RESULTS: The 82 @entity1 included 72 males and 10 females aged 16 to 83 years. Follow-up ranged from 3 to 12 months. The complication rate was 7% (4 of 56) with RPSSs and 4% (1 of 26) with MPSSs. Using RPSSs, 2 @entity1 experienced device exposure and 1 accompanying @entity281 . With device exposure, the plates were removed. One @entity1 noted paresthesia in the premaxillary area. Using MPSSs, 1 @entity1 had a loosened metal screw; the other @entity1 had no problems. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the present experience, there are many advantages to RPSSs. Nevertheless, we should select the fixation system carefully depending on the @entity174 site and whether there is accompanying @entity281 . It is important to select the method that best fits the @entity1 's situation.
