Resorbable Versus Titanium Rigid Fixation for Pediatric Mandibular Fractures: A Systematic Review, Institutional Experience and Comparative Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Pediatric mandible fractures mandate special consideration because of unerupted teeth, mixed dentition, facial growth and the inability to tolerate maxillomandibular fixation. No consensus exists as to whether resorbable or titanium plating systems are superior with regards to clinical outcomes.

Objective

This study aims to systematically review and compare the outcomes of both material types in the treatment of pediatric mandible fractures.

Methods

After PROSPERO registration, studies from 1990-2020 publishing on outcomes of ORIF of pediatric mandible fractures were systematically reviewed according to PRISMA guidelines. An additional retrospective review was conducted at a pediatric level 1 trauma center.

Results

1,144 patients met inclusion crit

SUBMITTER: Pontell ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9446277 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature