Title: Repair of skull defect with inactivated autogenous bone flap
Abstract: Objective To explore the method of repairing skull defect with inactivated autogenous cranial bone flap.Methods Eighteen patients with skull defect underwent secondary repair with inactivated autogenous cranial bone flap.Results No infection and reject reaction were observed and the incision healed up well in all the patients of this group except that subcutaneous hydrops was observed in one patient.Observations during up to 12-24 months of postoperative follow-up revealed that the bone flap was fixed and had a good appearance in 17 patients,and that the bone flap was absorbed locally and subsided in one patient.Conclusion Repair of skull eefect with inactivated autogenous cranial bone flap is convenient for drawing materials,simple in manipulation and cheap at expenses with less complications and good appearance.This operation can fulfil the requirements of reconstructing the surface topography of the skull.Therefore,it is one of the effective and practicable treatments for skull defect.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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