These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Preforming of polydioxanone sheets for orbital wall fractures - A technical note.
    Author: Kruber D, Hierl T, Doerfler HM, Huempfner-Hierl H, Krause M.
    Journal: J Craniomaxillofac Surg; 2018 Jul; 46(7):1159-1161. PubMed ID: 29793778.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Polydioxanone (PDS) sheets are commonly used in the treatment of orbital wall fractures. A potential drawback of PDS is that it may be difficult to adapt to the anatomy of the orbital walls. Therefore a study was conceived to test the feasibility of preforming PDS sheets. MATERIAL AND METHODS: PDS sheet material was water-heated and preformed using a template based on a statistical anatomical model. Then the deformed sheet was cooled, stored and compared to the original model to investigate post-deformation changes. RESULTS: PDS sheet material could easily be deformed using a mould. No significant post-cooling shape changes were noticed. CONCLUSIONS: PDS sheet material can be preformed into complex geometric shapes. This could be a benefit in the treatment of orbital wall fractures.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]