Primary reconstruction of open depressed skull fractures with titanium mesh

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 490-495

  Marbacher, Serge ^a   Andres, Robert H ^a   Fathi, Ali Reza ^a   Fandino, Javier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital Aarau ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cranioplasty; Open depressed skull fractures; Primary reconstruction; Titanium mesh

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPOUND FRACTURE; CRANIOPLASTY; DEBRIDEMENT; ESTHETICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE CEMENTS; BONE SCREWS; CRANIOTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; DURAPATITE; ESTHETICS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SAFETY; SKULL FRACTURE, DEPRESSED; SURGICAL MESH; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 42049113622     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181534ae8     Document Type: Article

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