Restoring the failed cranioplasty: Nonanatomical titanium mesh with perforator flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1813-1817

  St Hilaire, Hugo ^a,b   Mithani, Suhail K ^a,b   Taylor, Jesse ^a,b   Simmons, Oliver P ^a,b   Singh, Navin ^a,b   Rodriguez, Eduardo D ^a,b  

^a University of Maryland ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; TITANIUM MESH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPLASTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; PERFORATOR FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL DEFECT; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CASE REPORT; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKULL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKULL; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL MESH; TITANIUM;

EID: 67649406293     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181a65bce     Document Type: Article

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