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A Comparative Study of the Subjective Symptoms of Bioabsorbable and Metallic Osteofixation System in Zygomatic Bone Fracture

흡수성과 비흡수성 내고정물 사용 후 관골 골절 환자의 자각증상의 차이

  • Park, Woo Jin (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Shin, Hye Kyoung (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 박우진 (동국대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 신혜경 (동국대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실)
  • Received : 2004.10.21
  • Published : 2005.03.10
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Abstract

The surgical treatment of craniofacial disorders, using metallic internal osteofixation system has inspired an evolution with advanced operative technique and fixation devices over past two decades. As any other surgical procedures, this procedure also associates problems such as infection, palpability, loosening, and restrict craniofacial skeleton growth, which lead to undue secondary operations for removal. These problems are improved by using bioabsorbable osteofixation system. We compared the patient's subjective symptoms using bioaborbable system versus metallic osteofixation system in zygomatic bone fracture. we should take the individual steps (postoperative 2 weeks, and 1 year) in treating fractured zygoma. From August, 2001 to August, 2003, we used bioabsorbable osteofixation system in 28 patients in zygomatic fracture ($Biosorb^{TM}FX^{(R)}$) and compared 23 patients who were treated with metallic osteofixation system. There was no significant difference in the both groups in subjective symptoms and postoperative result.

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