Application of customized integration titanium mesh in the treatment of complicated zygomatic complex fractures: A prospective randomized clinical study

The present study aimed to quantitatively evaluate the outcomes of the application of customized integration titanium mesh (CITM) in treating unilateral complicated zygomatic complex fractures. A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical study was conducted. Patients were randomly divided into the experimental group who underwent treatment with CITM, and the control group who underwent treatment just with traditional titanium plates. The X2 test and student t-test were used for statistical analyses. Twenty patients who required surgery for unilateral complicated zygomatic complex fracture were included in this study. The results showed that the mean of average distance (AD) between pre- and postoperative CT measurements was 0.487 mm in the experimental group and 1.173 mm in the control group (P < 0.001). Compared with the control group, the experimental group had superior zygomaticofacial symmetry (P<0.05), a shorter average operation time (150 min versus 229 min; P < 0.001), and a higher rate of anatomic reduction (80.0% versus 30.0%; P<0.05). In conclusion, CITM deserves to be promoted for the treatment of complicated zygomatic complex fractures. Trial Registration: www.chictr.org.cn (ChiCTR1800016818). ?? 2022 European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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The present study aimed to quantitatively evaluate the outcomes of using customized integration titanium mesh (CITM) for the treatment of unilateral complicated zygomatic complex fractures. The results showed that compared with traditional titanium plates, CITM treatment group had superior zygomaticofacial symmetry, shorter average operation time, and higher rate of anatomic reduction.