Blast-related traumatic brain injury

JV Rosenfeld, AC McFarlane, P Bragge… - The Lancet …, 2013 - thelancet.com
A bomb blast may cause the full severity range of traumatic brain injury (TBI), from mild
concussion to severe, penetrating injury. The pathophysiology of blast-related TBI is …

Controlled Co-delivery of pPDGF-B and pBMP-2 from intraoperatively bioprinted bone constructs improves the repair of calvarial defects in rats

KK Moncal, RST Aydın, KP Godzik, TM Acri, DN Heo… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Intraoperative bioprinting (IOB), which refers to the bioprinting process performed on a live
subject in a surgical setting, has made it feasible to directly deliver gene-activated matrices …

3D bioprinted autologous bone particle scaffolds for cranioplasty promote bone regeneration with both implanted and native BMSCs

Y Huan, D Zhou, X Wu, X He, H Chen, S Li, B Jia… - …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Although autologous bone (AB) grafting is considered to be the gold standard for
cranioplasty, unresolved problems remain, such as surgical-site infections and bone flap …

The history of military cranioplasty

CM Bonfield, AR Kumar, PC Gerszten - Neurosurgical focus, 2014 - thejns.org
There is evidence that the neurosurgical procedure of cranioplasty is as ancient as its better-
known counterpart, trephination. With origins in pre-Incan Peru, cranioplasty remains an …

Clinical outcomes in cranioplasty: risk factors and choice of reconstructive material

S Reddy, S Khalifian, JM Flores, J Bellamy… - Plastic and …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Continuing advances in cranioplasty have enabled repair of increasingly
complicated cranial defects. However, the optimal materials and approaches for particular …

Long-term outcomes of cranioplasty: titanium mesh is not a long-term solution in high-risk patients

GJ Kwiecien, S Rueda, RA Couto… - Annals of Plastic …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background Titanium mesh is a popular material for cranioplasty. However, long-term
outcomes of these reconstructions remain unknown. We aimed to compare long-term …

The use of free myocutaneous flap and implant reinsertion for staged cranial reconstruction in patients with titanium mesh exposure and large skull defects with soft …

Y Han, Y Chen, Y Han, Z Chen, L Li, W Pu, L Cui… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Management of cranial defects following failed cranioplasty due to titanium
mesh exposure and infection is challenging. The purpose of this report is to describe a …

Management of the repeatedly failed cranioplasty following large postdecompressive craniectomy: establishing the efficacy of staged free latissimus dorsi transfer …

GS Mundinger, K Latham, J Friedrich… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Postdecompressive craniotomy defect management following failed prior
cranioplastyis challenging. The authors describe a staged technique utilizing free muscle …

Wartime penetrating traumatic brain injury of the anterior skull base involving the paranasal sinuses: a single-center, first-year experience from Dnipro, Ukraine

A Sirko, C Berlin, S Tsang, BI Naik, R Armonda - Journal of Neurosurgery, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Since February 2022, the number of casualties in the Russian-Ukrainian war
have dramatically increased, with a high incidence of penetrating traumatic brain injuries …

Plastic surgery at war: a scoping review of current conflicts

JP Fox, NP Markov, AM Markov, E O'Reilly… - Military …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Introduction The scope of military plastic surgery and location where care is provided has
evolved with each major conflict. To help inform plastic surgeon utilization in future conflicts …