Use of hydroxyapatite cement in pediatric craniofacial reconstructive surgery: strategies for avoiding complications. 2010

Kimberly A Singh, and Fernando D Burstein, and Joseph K Williams
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

The emergence of powdered hydroxyapatite (HA) has dramatically expanded the repertoire of reconstructive tools for craniofacial surgeons. Although several groups have reported mixed success using HA powder, to date there have been few large series retrospective reviews of HA use in an exclusively pediatric population. The purpose of our study was to assess the incidence of complications using a single surgeon's experience in an entirely pediatric cohort of patients. We present 78 pediatric patients (mean age, 9 [SD, 5.1] years; 26 girls, 52 boys) who have undergone craniofacial reconstruction with HA powder in the form of Mimix or BoneSource (mean, 57.3 [SD, 27.9] g). From this cohort, we discuss in detail 7 patients who experienced complications after their reconstruction with HA. These complications were related to trauma, infection, and exposure. Of these 7 patients with problems, 6 required eventual HA removal. In addition, all 7 patients who had complications after HA reported having a traumatic event with respect to their cranial reconstruction before presenting with a complication. Our series concludes that HA powder is a safe and effective material for use in pediatric craniofacial reconstruction. When certain principles are not violated, meticulous hemostasis and surgical planning are of paramount importance to reduce the incidence of seroma, exposure, and infection of the overlying HA placement. However, should these complications arise, prompt removal of HA is usually necessary.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D001843 Bone Cements Adhesives used to fix prosthetic devices to bones and to cement bone to bone in difficult fractures. Synthetic resins are commonly used as cements. A mixture of monocalcium phosphate, monohydrate, alpha-tricalcium phosphate, and calcium carbonate with a sodium phosphate solution is also a useful bone paste. Bone Cement,Bone Glues,Bone Pastes,Bone Glue,Bone Paste,Cement, Bone,Cements, Bone,Glue, Bone,Glues, Bone,Paste, Bone,Pastes, Bone
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005147 Facial Bones The facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region. While some consider the facial bones to comprise the hyoid (HYOID BONE), palatine (HARD PALATE), and zygomatic (ZYGOMA) bones, MANDIBLE, and MAXILLA, others include also the lacrimal and nasal bones, inferior nasal concha, and vomer but exclude the hyoid bone. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p113) Bone, Facial,Bones, Facial,Facial Bone
D005151 Facial Injuries General or unspecified injuries to the soft tissue or bony portions of the face. Injuries, Facial,Facial Injury,Injury, Facial
D005260 Female Females
D005845 Georgia A state located in the southeastern United States, The capital is Atlanta.

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