The use of bioresorbable fixation systems has been gaining fast momentum in contemporary maxillofacial traumatology. While indications continue to expand with improvements in strength and profiles of these implants, undesirable events, including localised sterile abscesses and osteolytic changes, have been reported during degradation of these products. We report a case of a fracture of paediatric mandiblular angle managed with bioresorbable fixation that showed significant bone resorption adjacent to the fixation site 18 months post‐operatively.

Finite element analysis -mandibular angle fractureRangan et al.

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