TABLE 3.

Distance From the Bone of the Soft Tissue, Including the Osteosynthesis Plate, and the Rate of Increase in Soft-Tissue Thickness of the Affected Side Relative to the Healthy Side

	Bioresorbable Fixation System									Metallic Fixation System
	SuperFIXORBMX (mm)		FIXORBMX (mm)	LactoSorb (mm)		Sonic Weld (mm)		GrandFix (mm)		MatrixMIDFACE (mm)
Only plate	1.5	2.1	1.5	0.9	1.4	1.0	1.0	0.95	1.0	0.5	0.7	0.8
Plate and screw	1.7–1.8	2.1–2.2	2.3	1.15	2.2	1.0	1.0	0.95	1.47	0.75	0.85	0.9
Screw thread, outer diameter	2.2		2.2	2.5		1.6		2.4		1.85