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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2022; 49(05): 642-647
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1756317
Pediatric/Craniomilofacial/Head & Neck: Case Report

Mandibular Fracture in a Hemifacial Microsomia Patient following Implant Failure and Hardware Infection: A Case Report

Kausar Ali 
1   Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
2   Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
,
Rami P. Dibbs 
1   Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
2   Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
,
Renata S. Maricevich 
1   Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
2   Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Abstract

Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is a complex congenital condition with heterogeneous malformations of the facial skeleton that almost always involves mandibular hypoplasia. Here we introduce a unique case in which a patient with HFM had initially successful optimization of facial symmetry using a polyetheretherketone implant for mandibular augmentation. However, multiple factors associated with the intraoperative and postoperative course, including hardware failure and infection, led to diminished mechanical strength of the mandible, ultimately resulting in a mandibular fracture. In this unique case presentation of HFM, we discuss the various factors that contributed to mandibular weakness and increased susceptibility to fracture.

Keywords

hemifacial microsomia - polyetheretherketone implant - mandibular fracture - mechanical strength - biomechanics

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Authors' Contributions

K.A. was involved in conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of case, and writing manuscript. R.P.D. contributed with design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of case, and writing manuscript. R.S.M. was involved in conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of case, writing manuscript, and in final edit of manuscript.


Ethical Approval

Informed consent was obtained from the patient for surgical management.


Patient Consent

Informed consent was obtained from the patient for surgical management.




Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 26. Oktober 2021

Angenommen: 02. März 2022

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
23. September 2022

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