Interest of a 3D custom-made implant in the reconstruction of bone defects of the cranial vault.
Craniofacial implant design
Défaut voute crânienne
Implant sur mesure
Reconstruction crane
Skull defect
Skull reconstruction
Journal
Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthetique
ISSN: 1768-319X
Titre abrégé: Ann Chir Plast Esthet
Pays: France
ID NLM: 8305839
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Jul 2023
27 Jul 2023
Historique:
received:
20
03
2023
revised:
03
07
2023
accepted:
06
07
2023
medline:
30
7
2023
pubmed:
30
7
2023
entrez:
29
7
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The authors report a case of a patient managed for severe cranial vault depression following combined neurosurgery and radiotherapy. This situation caused major aesthetic discomfort and was potentially dangerous due to the mechanical weakness of the bone flap. The authors had a CAD (computer aided design) silicone elastomer custom-made implant made to fill perfectly the depression. Beforehand, an expansion was performed to cover the implant after removal of the radiated skin. The surgery and post-operative course raised no concerns. After one year of follow-up, the result is very good and the patient very satisfied, proving that this technique certainly has its place in the therapeutic arsenal when faced with a tissue defect of the cranial vault.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37516637
pii: S0294-1260(23)00077-8
doi: 10.1016/j.anplas.2023.07.003
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
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