Clinical evaluation of the polypropylene-polyester knit used as a cranioplasty material

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 973-976

  Andrzejak, S ^a   Fortuniak, J ^a   Wrobel Wisniewska G ^a   Zawirski, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cranioplasty; Knitted polypropylene polyester prosthesis Codubix

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOPLASTY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL FRACTURE; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PLASTICS; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKULL FRACTURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844510069     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0581-8     Document Type: Article

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