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  • Title: [Comparison of internal fixation with mini-titanium plate and wire osteosynthesis in midface fractures].
    Author: Wu H, Zhu Z, Li Y.
    Journal: Zhonghua Zheng Xing Shao Shang Wai Ke Za Zhi; 1999 Mar; 15(2):120-2. PubMed ID: 11501138.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical results of the internal fixation with wire and the internal fixation with mini-titanium plate in midface fractures. METHODS: By the coronal approach and supplementary incisions, forty patients with midface fractures were treated with wire osteosynthesis or rigid internal fixation (RIF) with mini-titanium plate. RESULTS: A good stability can not he obtained with wire osteosynthesis in the treatment of midface fractures. The supporting bony structure of midface can be reconstructed with mini-titanium plate RIF, which results in a sufficient three-dimensional stability of the fractured segments and an ideal facial configuration Mini-titanium plate RIF is more convenient and reliable than wire osteosynthesis in the difficult operation fields of the infraorbital margin and zygomaticomaxillary suture. CONCLUSION: Mini-titanium plate RIF is the best method for treatment of midface fractures.
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