Autologous bone grafts remain the best option for adult and pediatric patients with viable
donor sites and small-to-medium defects. Large defects in the adult population can be …

BACKGROUND Cranioplasty is a ubiquitous neurosurgical procedure consisting of
reconstruction of a pre-existing calvarial defect. Many materials are available, including …

Objective Decompressive hemicraniectomy (DC) and duroplasty after malignant brain
infarction or traumatic brain injury is a common surgical procedure. Usually, preserved bone …

Cranial bone repair is one of the oldest neurosurgical practices. Reconstructing the natural
contours of the skull has challenged the ingenuity of surgeons from antiquity to the present …

Background: Continuing advances in cranioplasty have enabled repair of increasingly
complicated cranial defects. However, the optimal materials and approaches for particular …

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) has been considered a suitable material for cranioplasty.
However, no consensus has been reached concerning the best material for cranioplasty …

Background: Analysis of current literature highlights a wide variation in reported infection
risk for different materials in cranial repair. The purpose of these composite materials are to …

Background Acquired defects of the cranium represent a reconstructive challenge in patients
with calvarial bone loss due to trauma, infection, neoplasia, congenital malformations, or …

OBJECTIVE Digitally designed titanium plates are commonly used for the reconstruction of
craniofacial defects, although implant exposure (referred to as failure) is one of the major …

Decompressive craniectomy is widely used to treat medically refractory intracranial
hypertension. There were still few studies focusing on the complications between titanium …