J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1984 Jun;13(2):289-292.

The Use of Refrigerated Autogenous Bone Flaps for Cranioplasty

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  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Authors made a clinical analysis on 17 patients who were reconstructed with autogenous cranioplasty using refrigerated bone flap at the Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine from March 1982 to April 1984, and the results were summarized as follows; 1) The use of refrigerated autogenous bone flap for cranioplasty provided best cosmetic appearance due to natural contour and early operation within 3 months. 2) This procedure was simple with reduction of operating time. No infection nor foreign body reactions were found. 3) There were psychological benefits due to use of autogenous bone flap and radiodensity was appropriate for diagnosis and treatment. Cranioplasty using refrigerated bone flap was thought to be safe and ideal procedure.

Keyword

Cranioplasty; Bone flap; Skull defect; Bone bank

MeSH Terms

Bone Banks
Diagnosis
Foreign Bodies
Humans
Neurosurgery
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