conclusions along with the technological advancement, different materials are employed according to the size of the cranium defect and the age of the case. the application of split costa cranioplasty for the small cranium defects in the region of patient’s face is the method with the least possibility of complications, and its cosmetic and functional results are quite promising. introduction os...

Rib segment, as one of the most widely used autologous boneresources for bone repair, is commonly isolated with an empty left in the defect. Although defective rib repair is thought to be unnecessary traditionally, it's of vital importance actually to promote rib regeneration for patients with better postoperative recovery and higher life quality. Comparative investigations on rabbit rib bone r...

In order to establish and standardize the rabbit rib segmental bone defect model, it is of vital importance to determine rabbit rib critical size defect (CSD). According to the general time needed for spontaneous long-bone regeneration, three-month observation period was set to determine the CSD. The rabbit rib segmental bone defects with different sizes from 1 to 5 cm with or without periosteu...

The use of the rib for primary alveolar cleft bone grafting offers one of the few donor sites for grafting under one year of age. Its use in 211 patients in an 11 year period revealed no morbidity other than a small donor scar. Rib grafting in infants differs significantly from that in teenagers and adults with minimal pain, no risk of pneumothorax when properly performed, and more than an adeq...

Surgical rib fixation in the setting of flail chest has proven benefits, while surgical fixation of non-flail fractures is controversial. Chest wall reconstruction with rib fixation techniques can improve pain, preserve breathing mechanics and prevent complications from lung herniation. However, there are limitations to this technique. With this case report, we describe plate fracture and screw...

Chondrosarcoma's of the rib are a rare presentations and hence there's lot to be explored for best method surgical intervention. This case highlights how we used VATS excision chondrosarcoma reconstructed defect using prolene mesh PMMC flap.

Fig. 1. Computed tomography clearly demonstrated lung hernia of the right lower lobe through a chest wall defect at the site of a previous thoracoscopic surgery. At the previous thoracoscopic surgery, intercostal incision was closed with two interrupted sutures passing over the rib above the incision and through the rib below the incision, and three horizontal mattress interrupted sutures trave...

BACKGROUND Large defects of the anterior wall of the frontal sinus require closure using either autologous or foreign material. In cases of osteomyelitis, the reconstruction must be resistant to bacterial infection. Split-rib osteoplasty can be used in different sites. METHODS Two patients with malignant sinonasal tumours underwent repeated treatment, and subsequently developed osteomyelitis ...

OBJECTIVES The reconstruction of large full thickness chest wall defect after resection of T3/T4 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or primary chest wall tumours presents a technical challenge for thoracic surgeons and is a critical factor in determining post-operative outcome. When the defect is large, complications are common with a 27% mean rate of respiratory morbidity. METHODS Since 2006...