Cranioplasty: a comprehensive review of the history, materials, surgical aspects, and complications

A Alkhaibary, A Alharbi, N Alnefaie, AO Almubarak… - World neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Cranioplasty is a common neurosurgical procedure performed to reconstruct cranial defects.
The materials used to replace bone defects have evolved throughout history. Cranioplasty …

Cranioplasty: review of materials

B Zanotti, N Zingaretti, A Verlicchi… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Cranioplasty remains a difficult procedure for all craniofacial surgeons, particularly when
concerning the reconstruction of large lacunae in the skull. Considering the significant …

The concept of scaffold-guided bone regeneration for the treatment of long bone defects: current clinical application and future perspective

M Laubach, F Hildebrand, S Suresh, M Wagels… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The treatment of bone defects remains a challenging clinical problem with high
reintervention rates, morbidity, and resulting significant healthcare costs. Surgical …

Early cranioplasty is associated with greater neurological improvement: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JG Malcolm, RS Rindler, JK Chu, F Chokshi… - …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Early Cranioplasty is Associated with Greater Neurological I... : Neurosurgery Early Cranioplasty
is Associated with Greater Neurological Improvement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis …

Complications following cranioplasty and relationship to timing: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JG Malcolm, RS Rindler, JK Chu, JA Grossberg… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
The optimal timing of cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy has not been well
established. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between timing of …

Outcomes following polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cranioplasty: systematic review and meta-analysis

M Punchak, LK Chung, C Lagman, TT Bui… - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has been used in cranioplasty since the early 2000s.
However, there remains limited data that compares its long-term complication rate to …

Low-cost cranioplasty—a systematic review of 3D printing in medicine

W Czyżewski, J Jachimczyk, Z Hoffman, M Szymoniuk… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The high cost of biofabricated titanium mesh plates can make them out of reach for hospitals
in low-income countries. To increase the availability of cranioplasty, the authors of this work …

Cranioplasty with a low-cost customized polymethylmethacrylate implant using a desktop 3D printer

JA Morales-Gómez, E Garcia-Estrada… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Cranioplasty implants should be widely available, low in cost, and customized
or easy to mold during surgery. Although autologous bone remains the first choice for repair …

Long-term complications of cranioplasty using stored autologous bone graft, three-dimensional polymethyl methacrylate, or titanium mesh after decompressive …

MC Yeap, PH Tu, ZH Liu, PC Hsieh, YT Liu, CY Lee… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Cranioplasty is a technically simple procedure intended to repair defects of the
skull to provide protection after craniectomy, improve functional outcomes, and restore …

[DOC][DOC] Comparison between the different types of heterologous materials used in cranioplasty: a systematic review of the literature

C Morselli, I Zaed, MP Tropeano, G Cataletti… - J Neurosurg …, 2019 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The choice of heterologous materials for cranioplasty after
decompressive craniectomy is still difficult. The aim of this study is to examine the …