Unusual cranial reconstruction following motor vehicle accident
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : F. M. Kovar, G. E. Wozasek
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Background: Large cranial vault reconstruction is a major challenge particularly in younger patients to achieve the goals of plastic surgery and implant choice. Methods: In the surgery described here, a new custom- made implant of PEEK was implanted with a screw and plate osteosynthesis method in a patient with a frontobasal cranial fracture after a motor vehicle accident. The operation was performed in a 3-hour setting after a 3D-CCT reconstruction of the PSI (Patient Specific Implant) implant. Results: Three months after the accident the procedure was performed without any complication. A few days later the patient was able to leave the hospital and the last follow-up visit showed excellent cosmetic results. Conclusions: Having in mind the characteristics of the described material and the easy to use fixation technique, PEEK might be seen as the implant of choice for future cranial reconstruction procedures.
Eur Surg (2011) DOI 10.1007/s10353-011-0004-4 Received November 29, 2010; accepted after revision May 10, 2011; published online August 3, 2011
