Complications of absorbable fixation in maxillofacial surgery: a meta-analysis.

The use of titanium during maxillofacial fixation is limited due to its palpability, mutagenic effects and interference with imaging, which lead to the requirement for subsequent removal. The use of a biologically absorbable fixation material will potentially eliminate these limitations. In this met...

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Main Authors: Liya Yang, Meibang Xu, Xiaolei Jin, Jiajie Xu, Jianjian Lu, Chao Zhang, Tian Tian, Li Teng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3696084?pdf=render