Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Cranium damage is common in neurosurgery and plastic surgery, It cannot only relieve the intracranial hypertension, but also restore the shape of the skull, protect the brain tissue of the defect site, and restore the electroencephalogram and neuropsychological function, which has a great significance in improving the brain function.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of titanium mesh materials on cranium damage.
METHODS: The CNKI database was searched for the articles related to the application of titanium mesh materials in the repair of cranium damage from January 2002 to December 2011. The key words were “titanium mesh, cranium damage, biomaterial”. The articles were analyzed by the analysis functions of the database and the charting functions of Excel software, and the distribution characteristics were analyzed through texts and charts. The literature published number, subject category, source journals, foundation, research institutions and keyword, etc, were analyzed, as well as the doctoral dissertation, master degree thesis, important conference papers and patent information. The efficacy of titanium mesh and other different repairing materials was analyzed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 366 articles were screened out. In recent 10 years, the amount of the articles on the application of titanium mesh materials in the repair of cranium damage was increased. The key words of the articles were cranium damage, titanium mesh, and cranium repairing; the amount of the articles on the application of titanium mesh materials in the repair of cranium damage was the most, mainly in the analysis of contourable titanium mesh and digital formed titanium mesh. The articles related to the application of titanium mesh materials in the repair of cranium damage in CNKI database were analyzed through bibliometric method, which can provide valuable suggestions for the basic research and the clinical medical workers on the repair of cranium damage in neurosurgery and plastic surgery.