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Andrabi, S. M., Sarmast, A. H., Kirmani, A. R., & Bhat, A. R. (2017). Cranioplasty: Indications, procedures, and outcome - An institutional experience. Surgical neurology international, 891. https://doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_45_17
Andrabi, Syed M, et al. "Cranioplasty: Indications, procedures, and outcome - An institutional experience." Surgical neurology international vol. 8 (2017): 91. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_45_17
Andrabi SM, Sarmast AH, Kirmani AR, Bhat AR. Cranioplasty: Indications, procedures, and outcome - An institutional experience. Surg Neurol Int. 2017 May 26;8:91. doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_45_17. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28607825; PMCID: PMC5461575.
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Surg Neurol Int. 2017 May 26;8:91. doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_45_17. eCollection 2017.

Cranioplasty: Indications, procedures, and outcome - An institutional experience.

Surgical neurology international

Syed M Andrabi, Arif H Sarmast, Altaf R Kirmani, Abdul R Bhat

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

PMID: 28607825 PMCID: PMC5461575 DOI: 10.4103/sni.sni_45_17

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cranioplasty, the repair of a skull vault defect by insertion of an object (bone or nonbiological materials such as metal or plastic plates), is a well-known procedure in modern neurosurgery. Brain protection and cosmetic aspects are the major indications of cranioplasty. A retroprospective study was conducted for evaluating the indications, materials used, complications, and outcome of cranioplasty.

METHODS: This study was prospective from August 2013 to September 2015 and retrospective from August 2010 to July 2013. In the retrospective study, patients files were retrieved from the mentioned date (August 2010 to July 2013) from the medical records and the findings were recorded. Abstracted data included age at the time of cranioplasty (years), sex (male or female), medical comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes), indications for craniectomy [Road traffic accident (RTA), fall from height (FFH), hit by stone or cricket ball, physical assault, stroke, infection, shell injury, bullet injury, and intraoperative swelling], laterality of cranioplasty (bilateral, unilateral, or bifrontal), time between craniectomy and cranioplasty (weeks), type of graft (autologous or artificial), type of prosthesis if used (methylmethacrylate, titanium), storage of bone flap if used (subcutaneous or deep freezer), operative time (minutes), and complications fallowing cranioplasty.

RESULTS: Of the 236 patients included in the study, maximum were in the age group of 21-30 years i.e., 30.93% (

CONCLUSION: Cranioplasty as a procedure is not without complications; however, if performed properly and at proper time with an aseptic technique, good results are achieved.

Keywords: Artificial; autologous; cranioplasty; titanium mesh

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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