Cranioplasty: don't forget the patient's own bone is cheaper than titanium

被引:23
作者
Hayward, RD [1 ]
机构
[1] Great Ormond St Hosp Children NHS Trust, Dept Neurosurg, London WC1N 3JH, England
关键词
calvarial bone graft; cranioplasty; titanium;
D O I
10.1080/02688699908540624
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Many calvarial bone defects are still being repaired using non-biological materials such as titanium when a patient's own bone can provide an alternative with all the immediate and long-term biological advantages (and resource benefits) that come with using autologous tissues.
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页码:490 / 491
页数:2
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MCDERMOTT, PJC ;
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MOSSE, CA ;
HARRIS, M .
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 1992, 6 (04) :343-350