Cranioplasty: a comprehensive review of the history, materials, surgical aspects, and complications

A Alkhaibary, A Alharbi, N Alnefaie, AO Almubarak… - World neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Cranioplasty is a common neurosurgical procedure performed to reconstruct cranial defects.
The materials used to replace bone defects have evolved throughout history. Cranioplasty …

Materials used in cranioplasty: a history and analysis

AM Shah, H Jung, S Skirboll - Neurosurgical focus, 2014 - thejns.org
Cranioplasty, one of the oldest surgical procedures used to repair cranial defects, has
undergone many revolutions over time to find the ideal material to improve patient …

The application of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) implants in cranioplasty

J Zhang, W Tian, J Chen, J Yu, J Zhang, J Chen - Brain research bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Cranioplasty is a challenge to neurosurgeons, especially considering protection of
intracranial contents. In recent years, material choice for cranioplasty is still controversial …

Outcomes of cranioplasty with synthetic materials and autologous bone grafts

JM Piitulainen, T Kauko, KMJ Aitasalo, V Vuorinen… - World neurosurgery, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Using current surgical methods, cranioplasty is associated with a high
complication rate. We analyzed if there are preexisting medical conditions associated with …

Consensus statement from the international consensus meeting on post-traumatic cranioplasty

C Iaccarino, A Kolias, PD Adelson, AM Rubiano… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Background Due to the lack of high-quality evidence which has hindered the development of
evidence-based guidelines, there is a need to provide general guidance on cranioplasty …

Cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy

C Iaccarino, AG Kolias, LG Roumy, K Fountas… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cranioplasty (CP) after decompressive craniectomy (DC) for trauma is a neurosurgical
procedure that aims to restore esthesis, improve cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics, and …

Routine but risky: a multi-centre analysis of the outcomes of cranioplasty in the Northeast of England

IC Coulter, JD Pesic-Smith, WB Cato-Addison… - Acta …, 2014 - Springer
Background Cranioplasty is undertaken as a routine secondary operation following
craniectomy. At a time when decompressive craniectomy is being evaluated by several large …

Complications with PMMA compared with other materials used in cranioplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RS Leão, JRS Maior, CAA Lemos… - Brazilian oral …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) has been considered a suitable material for cranioplasty.
However, no consensus has been reached concerning the best material for cranioplasty …

Characterisation of selected materials in medical applications

K Kroczek, P Turek, D Mazur, J Szczygielski, D Filip… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field of science that has developed very
intensively in recent years. The first part of this review describes materials with medical and …

Outcome in patient-specific PEEK cranioplasty: a two-center cohort study of 40 implants

J Jonkergouw, S Van de Vijfeijken, E Nout… - Journal of Cranio …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The best material choice for cranioplasty following craniectomy remains a subject
to discussion. Complication rates after cranioplasty tend to be high. Computer-assisted 3 …