INTRODUCTION: @entity262 ( @entity262 ) is an alternative to @entity702 in open reduction and internal fixation of pediatric @entity174 . METHODS: This study retrospectively reviewed all medical records in a major metropolitan pediatric hospital in Cape Town, South Africa from September 2010 through May 2014. Inclusion criteria were @entity1 under the age of 13 with @entity174 who have undergone open reduction and internal fixation using @entity262 . Intraoperative and postoperative @entity532 were reviewed. RESULTS: A total of 21 @entity1 were included in this study. Twelve were males and 9 were females. Good dental occlusion was achieved in all @entity1 and there were no @entity532 intraoperatively. Three @entity1 developed postoperative implanted-related @entity532 : all 3 @entity1 developed @entity3232 and 1 developed an additional sterile abscess over the right zygomatic bone. For the latter, incision and drainage was performed and the problem resolved without additional operations. DISCUSSION: @entity262 is an alternative to @entity702 products in the setting of pediatric @entity174 without @entity532 involving delayed union or malunion. The combination of intermaxillary fixation and @entity262 is not needed postoperatively for adequate fixation of mandible @entity174 . @entity262 is able to provide adequate internal fixation when both low-stress and high-stress craniofacial @entity174 occur simultaneously.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures', 'facial fractures'] @entity532 :: ('MESH:D003925', 'Disease') :: ['complications'] @entity262 :: ('MESH:D034721', 'Disease') :: ['RFS', 'Resorbable fixation system'] @entity3232 :: ('MESH:D008310', 'Disease') :: ['malocclusions'] @entity702 :: ('MESH:D014025', 'Chemical') :: ['titanium']
@entity174 :: (MESH:D050723,Disease) :: ['Pediatric Facial Fractures']
