New reconstructive technologies after decompressive craniectomy in traumatic brain injury: The role of three-dimensional titanium mesh

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2030-2037

  Kung, Woon Man ^a,b,c   Lin, Feng Huei ^a,d   Hsiao, Sheng Huang ^e   Chiu, Wen Ta ^g   Chyau, Charng Cherng ^b   Lu, Shing Hwa ^e,f   Hwang, Betau ^e,f   Lee, Jia Hua ^e   Lin, Muh Shi ^e,f,g  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG BING SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cosmesis; decompressive craniectomy; head injury; quality of life; reconstruction; three dimensional titanium mesh

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ABSCESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; ESTHETICS; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HARDWARE EXTRUSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL MESH; TITANIUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864576563     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2011.2220     Document Type: Article

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