Management of Pediatric Mandibular Fractures Using Resorbable Plates
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Despite there being several clinical studies reporting promising outcomes of resorbable plates for fixation of pediatric mandible fractures, the literature is devoid of large studies or comprehensive reviews assessing safety rates, complications and long-term outcomes. The purpose of the current review is to obtain a global consensus, shed light on efficacy and complications, and provide the reader with evidence-based data to help guide clinical management. METHODS: A systematic review of clinical studies assessing outcomes for resorbable plates in pediatric mandibular fractures was carried out. The main outcomes included infection, hardware failure, hardware exposure, malocclusion, reoperation and nonunion. Overall rates were pooled and stratified by fracture and implant type. RESULTS: Ten studies were included yielding 232 patients with 269 fractures. The mean age at surgery was 8.24 years with a mean follow up of 1.03 years. The overall complication rate was 5.2% (n = 12). Complications included infection (n = 4, 1.7%), hardware exposure (n = 3, 1.29%), wound dehiscence (n = 2, .86%) and intra-oral fistula formation (n = 2, .86%). One patient (0.43%) had malocclusion and none (0%) had hardware failure, nonunion or revision surgery. Patients with multiple fractures (≥ 2) had higher complication rates compared to isolated fractures (12.5% versus 1.7%). CONCLUSION: The use of resorbable plates for pediatric mandibular fractures is a viable option with similar rates of post-operative complications and outcomes compared to standard metallic counterparts. In the absence of large studies or systematic reviews, this study provides craniofacial surgeons with an evidence-based reference to guide decision making and improve informed consent.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.004 | 0.002 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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