Management of Delayed Infection After Insertion of Bioresorbable Plates at the Infraorbital Rim
- Authors
- Choi, Hwan Jun; Kim, Woonhoe; Youn, Seungki; Lee, Jang Hyun
- Issue Date
- Mar-2012
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ltd.
- Keywords
- Absorbable plate fixation; infraorbital rim fracture; infection
- Citation
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, v.23, no.2, pp 524 - 525
- Pages
- 2
- Journal Title
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Volume
- 23
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 524
- End Page
- 525
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/15336
- DOI
- 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31824cd4de
- ISSN
- 1049-2275
1536-3732
- 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.
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