Reconstruction of growing skull fracture with in situ galeal graft duraplasty and porous polyethylene sheet

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1245-1249

  Abuzayed, Bashar ^a   Tuzgen, Saffet ^a   Canbaz, Bulent ^a   Yuksel, Odhan ^a   Tutunculer, Banu ^a   Sanus, Galip Zihni ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cranioplasty; Duraplasty; Growing skull fracture; Medpor

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POROUS POLYETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TISSUE; CALVARIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPLASTY; DISSECTION; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; GROWING SKULL FRACTURE; HUMAN; IN SITU GALEAL GRAFT DURAPLASTY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POROUS POLYETHYLENE SHEET; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN FLAP; SKULL FRACTURE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLYETHYLENES; POROSITY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKULL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949186264     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181acdfaf     Document Type: Article

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