Reconstruction of pterional defects after frontotemporal and orbitozygomatic craniotomy using Medpor Titan implant: Cosmetic results in 98 patients

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1716-1720

  Choudhry, Osamah J ^a   Christiano, Lana D ^a   Arnaout, Omar ^b   Adel, Joseph G ^b   Liu, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmetic analysis; Orbitozygomatic craniotomy; Porous polyethylene; Skull base reconstruction; Titanium mesh

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CRANIOTOMY; EVALUATION; FACE ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTOTEMPORAL CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LOWER EYELID SPACER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORBIT; ORBITOZYGOMATIC CRANIOTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PTERIONAL DEFECT; SKULL DEFECT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE;

COSMETIC ANALYSIS; ORBITOZYGOMATIC CRANIOTOMY; POROUS POLYETHYLENE; SKULL BASE RECONSTRUCTION; TITANIUM MESH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE CEMENTS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORBIT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYETHYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKULL BASE; SURGICAL MESH; TEMPORAL LOBE; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887625715     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.03.014     Document Type: Article

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