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. 2016 Oct 14;27(8):2124–2129. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003147

TABLE 2.

Comparison of Soft-Tissue Thickness in Patients Treated With Bioresorbable Osteosynthesis Materials and Titanium Miniplates Used for the Internal Fixation of Zygomatic Fractures

Patient Injured Operated Side Uninjured Healthy Side Operated Side/Healthy Side (%)
Mean Standard Deviation Mean Standard Deviation
Thin-type bioresorbable osteosynthesis device (GRAND FIX)
 1 5.72 0.08 3.87 0.04 147.59
 2 4.75 0 4.35 0.09 109.36
 3 5.96 0.03 3.6 0.02 165.8
 4 4.75 0.09 4.35 0.09 139.56
 5 3.87 0.05 3.81 0.03 101.49
 6 4.75 0.1 4.15 0.1 129.36
131.06 ± 24.05
Metal titanium osteosynthesis device (MatrixMIDFACE)
 1 4.38 0.05 4.18 0.02 104.78
 2 3.85 0.11 3.77 0.03 102.21
 3 7.28 0.14 5.65 0.09 128.71
 4 4.54 0.02 3.96 0.07 114.83
 5 8.9 0.06 5.31 0.05 167.57
 6 9.15 0.09 6.52 0.04 140.29
126.4 ± 24.82