Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 BackgroundIn patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) treated with decompressive craniectomy (DC), factors affecting the success of later cranioplasty are poorly known.ObjectiveWe sought to investigate if injury- and treatment-related factors ...
Jussi P. Posti +24 more
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3D-printing techniques in a medical setting : a systematic literature review [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Three-dimensional (3D) printing has numerous applications and has gained much interest in the medical world. The constantly improving quality of 3D-printing applications has contributed to their increased use on patients.
Annemans, Lieven +3 more
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Inflammatory response to implantation of transparent nanocrystalline yttria-stabilized zirconia using a dorsal window chamber model. [PDF]
, 2016 The long-range goal of the windows to the brain (WttB) is to improve patient care by providing a technique for delivery and/or collection of light into/from the brain, on demand, over large areas, and on a chronically-recurring basis without the need for
Aguilar, Guillermo +4 more
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Treatment timing and multidisciplinary approach in Apert syndrome [PDF]
, 2015 Apert syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by craniosynostosis, midface hypoplasia and symmetric syndactyly of hands and feet. Abnormalities associated with Apert syndrome include premature fusion of coronal sutures system (coronal ...
CAPORLINGUA, ALESSANDRO +6 more
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Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2022 Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is common following cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy (DC). The aim of this study was to assess the risk of SSI following cranioplasty in terms of the preservation method of autogenous bone graft (ABG),
Yohei Kogeichi +10 more
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A Prospective Comparative Study of Different Methods of Cranioplasty: Our Institutional Experience
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2020 Introduction Cranioplasty is the surgical repair, reconstruction, and replacement of a removed part of the cranium, thus restoring its shape, symmetry, contour, and continuity, which is extremely important from a cosmetic as well as a psychosocial point ...
Hemant Sable +2 more
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Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2022 Background: A decompressive craniectomy is a life-saving procedure done in cases of cerebral trauma or large infarction. Following decompressive craniectomy, patients undergo cranioplasty for cranial reconstruction.
Sandeep Bhardwaj, Sunit Shah
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Recent Approaches for the Manufacturing of Polymeric Cranial Prostheses by Incremental Sheet Forming [PDF]
, 2017 This paper presents recent research experiences developed with the aim of manufacturing cranial prostheses in polymeric sheet using Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF) technologies.
Bagudanch, Isabel +7 more
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Resorbable Mesh Cranioplasty Repair of Bilateral Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks Following Pediatric Simultaneous Bilateral Auditory Brainstem Implant Surgery [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE: To present a child with cochlear nerve deficiency (CND) who received simultaneous bilateral simultaneous auditory brainstem implants (BS-ABI) and subsequently presented with bilateral cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks unresponsive to standard ...
Allevi Fabiana +5 more
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Cost-effective solutions and tools for medical image processing and design of personalised cranioplasty implants [PDF]
, 2017 Cranial defects which are caused by bone tumors or traffic accidents are treated by cranioplasty techniques. Cranioplasty implants are required to protect the underlying brain, correct major aesthetic deformities, or both.
Do, N. T. +7 more
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