Foreign Body Reaction to Poly-D-L-Lactic Acid Resorbable Plates Used in Craniofacial Surgery. Issue 7 (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cen, Nicholas; Davis, Matthew J.; Abu-Ghname, Amjed; Davies, Lesley W.; Patel, Kalyani R.; Buchanan, Edward P.
• Is Part Of: Journal of craniofacial surgery. Volume 31:Issue 7(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: Crouzon syndrome -- foreign body reaction -- PDLLA -- resorbable material -- wound dehiscence; Facial bones -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Skull -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery, Plastic -- Periodicals; 617.52
• DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006735
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1049-2275

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Resorbable surgical materials are often used in the pediatric population to provide fixation in the growing skeleton. Although foreign body reactions to poly-D-L-lactic acid (PDLLA) plates and screws have been previously reported in other fields, to date PDLLA polymers have been well-tolerated in the setting of craniofacial surgery. The authors report a case of a previously healthy 4-month-old patient with Crouzon syndrome who underwent a frontal-orbital advancement with resorbable PDLLA plates and screws and subsequently experienced extensive foreign body reactions and wound healing complications. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text