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cranioplasty
Indications:
- head injury
- prior craniotomy
Procedure:
- repair of a bone defect in the skull after after head injury or craniotomy
- bone grafts consist of
- original bone
- rib graft
- titanium mesh or plate
- synthetic bone
- acrylic
Clinical significance:
- may improve function
- may help headaches
- cosmetic enhancement
- protection
General
neurosurgery
References
- Cranioplasty
Melbourne Neurosurgery
http://www.neurosurgery.com.au/pdfs/OPERATION/CRANIOPLASTY.pdf
- Wikipedia: Cranioplasty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranioplasty