Enislidis G, Pichorner S, Lambert F, Wagner A, Kainberger F, Kautzky M, Ewers R
University Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vienna, Austria.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1998 Oct;27(5):352-5. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(98)80063-5.
In a prospective study, a new biodegradable osteosynthesis material for the facial skeleton has been used in 27 patients with zygomatic fractures. In the six-month follow-up period, the first ten patients showed clinically and radiologically uneventful healing of bone. There were no implant-related complications. The main advantages of the new material are its malleability when heated, enabling fast adaptation to the bone surface, and the avoidance of a second operation for implant removal.
