Single-point fixation with resorbable plate in pediatric fracture: case report

Abstract

Introduction: Pediatric facial fractures are usually consequence of high energy trauma and its treatment is related to the facial growth phase and the trauma itself. The current literature describes, successfully, the fixation of zygoma fracture with little displacement using the single point fixation, being on the frontozygomatic suture or on the zygomatic-maxillary buttress, which can be associated to the use of resorbable fixation system plates, especially in patients growing phase. The aim of this work is report a case of zygomatic fracture in a pediatric patient treated with plate and resorbable screws, using the principle of single-point fixation. Case report: A 06-year-old patient, attended in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service, suffering from a cut-contusion wound on the right supraorbital margin associated with the presence of a palpable step in the region of the right frontozygomatic suture, which was confirmed by computed tomography, demonstrating slight medial displacement. The patient was underwent to open reduction and internal fixation of the fracture with resorbable material. Final considerations: The use of fixation with resorbable plates in a single-point has been an excellent approach, however it is not indicated for fractures with significant displacement, unstable and panfacial.