Cranioplasty is a commonly performed procedure following decompressive craniectomy. The patients are usually young earning persons and increasing cost of treatment is difficult to bear especially in low and middle income countries. A variety of options are available for cranioplasty ranging from autologus bone graft to xenograft and synthetic materials. Presently the autologous cryopreserved or...

Cranioplasty is a neurosurgical operation for repairing cranial defects that have occurred in a previous operation or trauma. Various methods have been presented for cranioplasty from past to present. In computer-aided design based methods, quality of an implant depends on operator’s talent. In mathematical model based methods, such as curvefitting and various interpolations, healthy parts of a...

Cranioplasty is a neurosurgical technique that replaces bone defect in the skull with hard replacement tissue. It indicated particular after decompressive craniectomy performed severe head trauma order to control intracranial hypertension refractory medical treatment. sometimes associated significant number of complications, including hydrocephalus. In this article, we report case cranioplasty ...

The technique of repairing defects of the skull with titanium is described. The skull contour can be accurately reproduced. The technique is simpler than wiring or suturing methods. The material is inert, radiolucent, and rigid.

Cranioplasty is performed, using autograft materials, to treat the "trephined syndrome" in patients previously submitted to craniectomy. Indeed, considerable improvements in neuropsychological deficits, control of convulsions and partial prevention of cerebral atrophy are achieved after this surgical procedure. We describe the pre- and post-operative neuropsychological and functional evaluation...

Most techniques of cranioplasty are expensive and require advance preparation if a custom-moulded prosthesis is to be used. Technical problems with cranioplasties using synthetic materials include sinking, elevation and rotation, while those with hydroxyapatite or bone graft cranioplasties include resorption and harvest site disfigurement. We report our technique of in situ cranioplasty using m...

INTRODUCTION Cranioplasty is a well-accepted neurosurgical procedure that has application to a wide range of pathologies. Given the varied need for both autologous and synthetic cranial grafts, it is important to establish rates of procedural complication. METHODS A retrospective review identified 282 patients undergoing cranioplasty at our institution over a 10-year period, of which 249 pati...

Purpose: To investigate ocular asymmetry status 5 years after cranioplasty in children with unilateral coronal craniosynostosis.Methods: The medical records of 41 who underwent at a mean age 11.7 months were retrospectively reviewed. cranial vault index (CVAI) and the amount head tilt measured on images obtained before cranioplasty. Presence anisometropia, aniso-astigmatism, amblyopia, strabism...

Following craniectomy, hygromas are relatively common. While many cases resolve spontaneously, some patients develop neurologic deficits. Management of symptomatic hygromas often involves shunting or drainage. We present two patients who three weeks after decompressive hemicraniectomy developed declining neurologic status secondary to enlarging hygroma. Failing conservative management, both wer...