Deep-freeze preservation of cranial bones for future cranioplasty: Nine years of experience in Soroka University Medical Center

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-246

  Grossman, N ^a   Shemesh Jan, H S ^a   Merkin, V ^a   Gideon, M ^a   Cohen, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autologous bone grafts; Decompressive craniectomy; Deep freeze preservation

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; NEOMYCIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BONE GRAFT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOPLASTY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEARNING; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL DEFECT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; SKULL;

EID: 34547619437     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-006-9032-x     Document Type: Article

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