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Prophylactic removal of titanium osteosynthesis miniplates in patients after midface fractures - A retrospective cohort study.
Journal of Cranio-maxillo-facial Surgery 2023 June 31
The aim of the study was to evaluate prophylactic removal of titanium osteosynthesis miniplates in patients after midface fractures. Complaints after fracture treatment and complications after plate removal were analyzed, retrospectively. A total of 205 patients were included. Plate removal was performed in 99 cases. Complaints related to the osteosynthesis material resulted in more frequent plate removal (p < 0.001). Complications were noted in 22 patients after plate removal. Duration of plate removal did not correlate with postoperative complications. In 69 patients, plates were removed without previous symptoms. Of these patients, postoperative complications were recorded in 15 cases. In patients with complaints after osteosynthesis, complications after plate removal occurred in seven (23.3%) patients. Ectropia developed significantly more often with increasing age (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Within the limitations of the study it seems that prophylactic plate removal is a treatment option that is not associated with an increased complication rate.
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