International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 430-435 , May 2010

Risk factors contributing to symptomatic miniplate removal: a retrospective study of 153 bilateral sagittal split osteotomy patients

,Accepted 20 January 2010.

References 

  1. Alpert B, Seligsson D. Removal of asymptomatic bone plates used for orthognathic surgery and facial fractures. J Oral Maxilofac Surg. 1996;54:618–621
  2. Alpha C, ÒRyan F, Silva A, Poor D. The incidence of postoperative wound healing problems following sagittal ramus osteotomies stabilized with miniplates and monocortical screws. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2006;64:659–668
  3. Bhatt V, Chhabra P, Dover MS. Removal of Miniplates in maxillofacial surgery: a follow-up study. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2005;63:756–760
  4. Bhatt V, Chhabra P, Dover MS. Does smoking affect the survival of miniplates in the oral and maxillofacial region?. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2006;64:1462–1463
  5. Bhatt V, Langford RJ. Removal of miniplates in maxillofacial surgery: university hospital Birmingham experience. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2003;61:553–556
  6. Borstlap WA, Stoelinga PJW, Hoppenreijs TJM, van’t Hof MA. Stabilisation of sagittal split advancement osteotomies with miniplates: a prospective, multicentre study with two-year follow-up. Part I. Clinical parameters. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2004;33:433–441
  7. Champy M, Loddé JP, Schmitt R, Jaeger JH, Muster D. Mandibular osteosynthesis by miniature screwed plates via a buccal approach. J Maxillofac Surg. 1978;6:14–21
  8. Haug RH. Retention of asymptomatic bone plates used for orthognathic surgery and facial fractures. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1996;54:611–617
  9. Laine P, Kontio R, Lindqvist C, Suuronen R. Are there any complications with bioabsorbable fixation devices? A 10 year review in orthognathic surgery. Int J Oral Maxilofac Surg. 2004;33:240–244
  10. Manor Y, Chaushu G, Taicher S. Risk factors contributing to symptomatic plate removal in orthognathic surgery patients. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1999;57:679–682
  11. Michelet FX, Deymes J, Dessus B. Osteosynthesis with miniaturized screwed plates in maxillo-facial surgery. J Maxillofac Surg. 1973;1:79–84
  12. Mosbach MR, Oloyede DA, Koppel DA, Moos KF, Stenhouse D. Miniplate removal in trauma and orthognathic surgery—a retrospective study. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2003;32:148–151
  13. Obwegeser HL. Orthognathic surgery and a tale of how three procedures came to be: a letter to the next generations of surgeons. Clin Plastic Surg. 2007;34:331–355
  14. Patel PK, Novia MV. The surgical tools: The Le Fort I, bilateral sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible, and the osseous genioplasty. Clin Plastic Surg. 2007;34:447–475
  15. Rubio J, Garcia-Alonso M, Alonso C, Alobera M, Clemente C, Munuera L, et al. Determination of metallic traces in kidneys, livers, lungs, and spleens of rats with metallic implants after a long implantation time. J Mater Sci: Mater Med. 2008;19:369–375
  16. Sarmiento-González A, Encinar J, Marchante-Gayón J, Sanz-Mendel A. Titanium levels in the organs and blood of rats with a titanium implant, in the absence of wear, as determined by double-focusing ICP-MS. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2009;393:335–343
  17. Theodossy T, Jackson O, Petrie A, Lloyd T. Risk factors contributing to symptomatic plate removal following sagittal split osteotomy. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2006;35:598–601
  18. Thorén H, Snäll J, Hallermann W, Kormi E, Törnwall J. Policy of routine titanium miniplate removal after maxillofacial trauma. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008;66:1901–1904
  19. Ward Booth P. Discussion: risk factors contributing to symptomatic plate removal in orthognathic surgery patients. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1999;57:682
  20. Whiteford L. Nicotine, CO and CHN: the detrimental effects of smoking on wound healing. Br J Community Nurs. 2003;8:22–26

☆ This work was presented in part in a poster presentation at the 18th International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 14–18 November 2007 in Bangalore, India.

PII: S0901-5027(10)00020-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.01.016

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 430-435 , May 2010

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution