Cranial reshaping using methyl methacrylate: Technical note

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 184-190

  Gasparini, Giulio ^a,b   Boniello, Roberto ^a   Moro, Alessandro ^a   Tamburrini, Giampiero ^a   Di Rocco, Concezio ^a   Pelo, Sandro ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cranial vault; Craniofacial malformations; Cranioplasty; Methyl methacrylate; MMA

Indexed keywords

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; BIOMATERIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOPLASTY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CRANIOTOMY; FACE INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SKULL; SKULL FRACTURE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; CRANIOTOMY; ESTHETICS; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLMETHACRYLATE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKULL; SKULL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449133626     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318191ced4     Document Type: Article

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