Intraoperative fabrication of patient-specific moulded implants for skull reconstruction: single-centre experience of 28 cases

Stieglitz, Lennart Henning; Gerber, Nicolas; Schmid, Thomas; Mordasini, Pasquale; Fichtner, Jens; Fung, Christian; Murek, Michael; Weber, Stefan; Raabe, Andreas; Beck, Jürgen

doi:10.1007/s00701-013-1977-5

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English

Intraoperative fabrication of patient-specific moulded implants for skull reconstruction: single-centre experience of 28 cases

ContributorsStieglitz, Lennart Henning; Gerber, Nicolas; Schmid, Thomas; Mordasini, Pasquale; Fichtner, Jens; Fung, Christian; Murek, Michael; Weber, Stefan; Raabe, Andreas; Beck, Jürgen

Published inActa neurochirurgica, vol. 156, no. 4, p. 793-803

Publication date2014

Abstract

Intraoperatively fabricated polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) implants based on computer-designed moulds were used to improve cosmetic results after hard tissue replacement. To assess the implant's cosmetic and functional results we performed both subjective and objective assessments.

Keywords

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Craniotomy/methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Patient Satisfaction
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Prostheses and Implants/economics
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures/methods
Retrospective Studies
Skull/surgery
Treatment Outcome

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

Research groups

Groupe Schaller Karl Lothard (neurochirurgie) (851)

Citation (ISO format)

STIEGLITZ, Lennart Henning et al. Intraoperative fabrication of patient-specific moulded implants for skull reconstruction: single-centre experience of 28 cases. In: Acta neurochirurgica, 2014, vol. 156, n° 4, p. 793–803. doi: 10.1007/s00701-013-1977-5

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PID : unige:90883
DOI : 10.1007/s00701-013-1977-5
PMID : 24442601

Journal ISSN0001-6268

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Intraoperative fabrication of patient-specific moulded implants for skull reconstruction: single-centre experience of 28 cases

Intraoperatively fabricated polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) implants based on computer-designed moulds were used to improve cosmetic results after hard tissue replacement. To assess the implant's cosmetic and functional results we performed both subjective and objective assessments.

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