Current concepts in cranioplasty.
Abstract
A review of the methods of cranioplasty has been presented. A method of prefabrication of an alloplastic cranial implant has been described as well as a review of 40 patients with whom this technique was used.
MeSH Terms
Acrylic Resins; Alginates; Bone Diseases; Bone Transplantation; Esthetics; Humans; Ilium; Methylmethacrylates; Polyethylenes; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis Design; Scalp; Silicone Elastomers; Silicones; Skull; Stainless Steel; Surgery, Plastic; Surgical Mesh; Tantalum; Titanium; Transplantation, Autologous