Late-Onset Infection of Resorbable Plates After Multiple Facial Fractures.

In recent years, a variety of resorbable plates have been used for craniofacial fractures. The authors report a case of plate infection that occurred more than 1 year after surgery and was difficult to distinguish from a foreign body reaction. A 19-year-old male suffered fractures of the right zygomatic bone, orbital floor, and left maxilla in a motorcycle accident.