Sandeep Iratwar, Sulob Roy Chowdhury, Shweta Pisulkar, Soumitra Das, Akhilesh Agarwal, Ashutosh Bagde, Balaji Paikrao, Syed Quazi, Bikramjit Basu
Cranioplasty involves the surgical reconstruction of cranial defects arising as a result of various factors, including decompressive craniectomy, cranial malformations, and brain injury due to road traffic accidents. Most of the modern decompressive craniectomies (DC) warrant a future cranioplasty surgery within 6-36 months. The conventional process of capturing the defect impression and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) flap fabrication results in a misfit or misalignment at the site of implantation. Equally, the intra-operative graft preparation is arduous and can result in a longer surgical time, which may compromise the functional and aesthetic outcomes...
February 29, 2024: Journal of Biomaterials Applications