Cost-Effective Patient-Specific Intraoperative Molded Cranioplasty
- 1 May 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Vol. 19 (3), 777-781
- https://doi.org/10.1097/scs.0b013e31816b1b2a
Abstract
Intraoperative molding of polymethyl-methacrylate into complex three-dimensional shapes with correct thickness is often a time-consuming process and may lead to unsatisfying cosmetical results. This article describes an intraoperative technique to assemble a polymethyl-methacrylate implant as a replica of the patient's bone flap. This approach provides a fast and inexpensive alternative technique with good cosmetic outcome. The technique is feasible and can be applied in early and delayed cranioplasty procedures. In selected patients, immediate single-stage reconstruction avoids a second operationKeywords
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