A micro-system for cranio-maxillofacial skeletal fixation. Preliminary report.

For application within special anatomical areas, such as the naso-ethmoidal area, the orbit and the frontal sinus wall and for infant cranio-facial surgery a Vitallium micro-plate-system has been developed, with screws of 0.8 mm diameter. The micro-plates, of 0.5 mm thickness, provide rigid fixation of very thin bony structures, and at the same time, minimal interference with the overlying soft tissues.