Outcomes of Cranioplasty with Synthetic Materials and Autologous Bone Grafts - UTU Research Portal

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Outcomes of Cranioplasty with Synthetic Materials and Autologous Bone Grafts

Authors: Piitulainen JM, Kauko T, Aitasalo KMJ, Vuorinen V, Vallittu PK, Posti JP

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

Publication year: 2015

Journal: World Neurosurgery

Journal name in source: WORLD NEUROSURGERY

Journal acronym: WORLD NEUROSURG

Volume: 83

Issue: 5

First page : 708

Last page: 714

Number of pages: 7

ISSN: 1878-8750

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2015.01.014(external)

Abstract

CONCLUSIONS: Based on these results, synthetic materials for cranial bone defect reconstruction exhibit more promising outcomes compared with autograft. There were differences in survival rates among synthetic materials.