Cranioplasty with auto-purified bone flap after infection

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1076-1079

  Yano, Hiroki ^a   Tanaka, Katsumi ^b   Matsuo, Takayuki ^b   Tsuda, Masayoshi ^b   Akita, Sadanori ^b   Hirano, Akiyoshi ^b  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autologous bone; Bone preservation; Cranioplasty; Infection; Purification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CRANIOPLASTY; DEBRIDEMENT; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT PRESERVATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SKULL;

FRONTAL BONE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIETAL BONE; REPLANTATION; RETREATMENT; RIBS; SALVAGE THERAPY;

EID: 33845588134     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.scs.0000244916.84511.b6     Document Type: Article

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