Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2011, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (35): 6493-6495.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2011.35.008

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Cranioplasty for frontotemporal area skull defects with digital non-model-multi-spot shaped titanium mesh

Zhong Jie, Kai Sa-er, Long Fei, Xu Jun-wei   

  1. Friendship Hospital of Urumqi, Urumqi  830049, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • Received:2011-05-18 Revised:2011-06-21 Online:2011-08-27 Published:2011-08-27
  • About author:Zhong Jie★, Studying for master’s degree, Associate chief physician, Friendship Hospital of Urumqi, Urumqi 830049, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China xjwszj@sina.cn

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Traditional hand-shaping cranioplasty for frontotemporal area skull defects cannot obtain a good result.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical application of titanium mesh for cranioplasty of frontotemporal area skull defect with digital non-model-multi-spot shaping technique.
METHODS: Thirty-six patients suffering from frontotemporal area skull defects were treated by digital non-model-multi-spot shaping technique from February 2006 to June 2010. A retrospective analysis of clinical data on these patients was performed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Postoperative three-dimensional reconstruction of the skull showed physiological original shape recovery. The postoperative satisfaction rate of patients reached 100%without major complications. The time for the cranioplasty lasted 0.5-1.5 hours, 0.8 hour on average. All the patients were follow-up for 1-5 years. Displacement, deformation, no mouth, pain when chewing did not occur. Cranioplasty of frontotemporal area skull defect with digital-non-model-multi-spot shaped titanium mesh enjoys short operative time and few postoperative complications.

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