Safety Profile of Wire Osteosynthesis in Craniosynostosis Surgery
| Autor: | Patricio Andrades, John H. Grant, Todd E. Thurston, Peter D. Ray, Reid A. Phillips |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Reoperation medicine.medical_specialty Craniosynostosis Craniosynostoses Fixation (surgical) Postoperative Complications Cranial vault medicine Humans Craniofacial Craniofacial surgery Retrospective Studies Osteosynthesis Equipment Safety business.industry Infant Newborn Infant General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Safety profile Treatment Outcome Otorhinolaryngology Child Preschool Female Implant business Bone Wires |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 20:1154-1158 |
| ISSN: | 1049-2275 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/scs.0b013e3181abb285 |
| Popis: | With the advent of resorbable systems, most surgeons have stopped using wires for craniofacial fixation. Although numerous large retrospective reports regarding craniofacial surgery have been published, no documentation exists regarding the disadvantages or complications associated with wires. We review our experience with 47 consecutive patients with bicoronal and unicoronal craniosynostosis where wire osteosynthesis alone was used. Nine patients (19.1%) developed wire-related complications, but only 5 patients (10.6%) required reoperations. No other complications were observed including growth restrictions, implant migration, or interference with radiographic imaging. These results are comparable to those reported in the literature for other fixation systems and demonstrate that wires are a safe means of fixation of the cranial vault in infancy. |
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