Vergara M¹, Freire M²*, Riquelme J³ and Vásquez H⁴

¹Head of the Trauma and Orthopedics Pediatric Surgery Department, Hospital Exequiel Gonzales Cortés. University Santiago de Chile, Chile
²Resident of Trauma and Orthopedics Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Exequiel Gonzales Cortés. University Santiago de Chile, Chile
³Head of the Research Area of the Trauma and Orthopedics Pediatric Surgery Department, Hospital Exequiel Gonzales Cortés. University Santiago de Chile, Chile
⁴Head of the Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Area of the Trauma and Orthopedics Pediatric Surgery Department, Hospital Exequiel Gonzales Cortés. University Santiago de Chile, Chile

*Corresponding Author: Freire M, Resident of Trauma and Orthopedics Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Exequiel Gonzales Cortés. University Santiago de Chile, Chile.

Received: October 30, 2023; Published: November 24, 2023

Abstract

The use of osteosynthesis in children, for traumatic and orthopedic pathologies, presents a progressive increase, determined by the materials accessibility for the different treatments needed for the children [1].
Fractures in children usually require orthopedic treatment, but in the last decade the use of osteosynthesis became more common, as in those fractures with joint involvement or unstable fractures that the orthopedic treatment fail, in those the osteosynthesis allows us to maintain the congruence and stability of the fragments. This is how currently mainly the orthopedic surgeon chose using several materials as screws or Kirschner pins (if it is necessary to go through the physis). However, this kind of material usually requires a second intervention with general anesthesia for their removal, a situation that can be avoided with the use of resorbable implants.

Keywords: Bioabsorbable; Implants; Osteosynthesis

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Citation

Citation: Freire M., et al “Analysis of Using Bioabsorbable Implants in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery in a Chilean Children's Hospital".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 6.12 (2023): 47-53.

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