顔面骨骨折における生体内吸収性骨接合プレートの比較

抄録

　　Bioabsorbable bone fixation plates that do not require plate removal have been applied clinically in recent years due to complications requiring plate removal such as foreign body reactions and metal accumulation in organs from conventional titanium plates.
　　We compared cases using LactoSorb^® and RapidSorb^®, which are bioabsorbable plates, and reported their differences in usage and postoperative course.
　　For 32 cases using LactoSorb^® and 20 cases using RapidSorb^®, medical records were used to compare the operation time, the amount of intraoperative bleeding, and the years of experience of the surgeon. We also compared the presence of surgical complications.
　　All surgeries were completed uneventfully. There was no significant difference between the LactoSorb^® group and the RapidSorb^® group in intraoperative bleeding, years of experience, operation time, or observation period after surgery. No postoperative complications were observed in both groups during the observation period.
　　Therefore, these two plate types were considered to be equivalent, with no differences even in the postoperative course.