May 31, 2014 · The PDS plate is the only internal resorbable device approved for septorhinoplasty surgery. It can be extremely useful for not only straightening septal deviations but adding temporary support for a wide variety of cartilage grafts.

What are PDS Flexible Plates? PDS is the biodegradable material from which sutures are usually made after any surgery. The same material has been used to create flexible flat plates. These flexible flat plates when attached to the nasal septum after a septoplasty or septorhinoplasty will provide the nasal cartilage with support until it heals.

Feb 22, 2022 · The use of polydioxanone (PDS) plates to repair septal perforations is an innovative approach that has demonstrated superior outcomes to the conventional techniques. This study aimed to review the literature on PDS plates for nasal septal perforation reconstruction.

PDS plate is a safe and reliable absorbable implant that has many different applications in septal surgery and reconstruction. It not only acts as a scaffold but also stimulates and guides cartilage regeneration.

To investigate and describe the use of interposition grafts of polydioxanone plates combined with a temporoparietal fascia graft for septal perforation repair and the expansion of this technique to patients with more challenging comorbidities, including granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

Oct 31, 2013 · PDS flexible plate is a sheet made up of the same material that is often used as an absorbable suture. PDS is the material and it should dissolve within 6 months. When it is used as a plate, PDS can be used to help repair the septum.

Conclusions: A PDS plate is a safe and effective material to be utilized in functional septorhinoplasty for patients with a fracture or iatrogenic injury to the septal L-strut or poor quality septal cartilage that requires stability without additional width. Outcomes are stable at 6 and 12 months, after the plate has dissolved.

Oct 5, 2012 · How is the PDS Plate Used? The PDS plate is not necessary on every case, but in certain surgeries involving complex septum reconstruction and where cartilage grafts are needed but inadequate continuous blocks of cartilage are available.

Nov 24, 2018 · One technique to adding support to a repositioned septum is that of a PDS plate. This is a solid but thin polymer plate that comes in various thicknesses up to 1mm. It can be used to provide a backing to the septum as it is brought back to the midline.

Sep 3, 2012 · We have found the polydioxanone (PDS) plate to be the ideal graft in these circumstances. Polydioxanone is a colorless crystalline resorbable polymer that is degraded by hydrolysis and completely metabolized in the body. It is available as perforated and unperforated PDS plates (Ethicon Inc, Johnson & Johnson).