[Comparative clinical and x-ray evaluation of osteosynthesis methods in patients with posttraumatic defects and deformations of the upper and middle zones of the face].

The results of treatment are compared in three groups of patients treated by various methods of osteosynthesis. In group 1 (n = 203) osteosynthesis was carried out using wire suture. In group 2 (n = 231) titanic miniplates and screws were used.

[Endoprosthesis of the cranium and facial skull with perforated plates made of titanium].

Perforated titanium plates were effectively used as endoprostheses in 137 patients with extensive posttraumatic defects of cerebral and facial skull bones. Use of these plates appreciably accelerated the operation. Due to exceptional qualities of truly pure medical titanium these plates are absolutely biologically inert.