Reconstruction of cranioplasty using medpor ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由BMarlier著作·2017·被引用8次—Results:Porouspolyethylenesheet(Medpor®)isaprovenmaterialusedforcranialreconstructioninneurosurgeryandmaxillofacialsurgerywitha ...

Introduction: We describe our experience of cranioplasty after a calvarial defect, following an external decompressive craniectomy, with the Medpor® (Stryker®) porous polyethylene implant for cosmetic cranioplasty and reconstruction.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on 23 consecutive patients who underwent cranioplasty at a single institution between January 2013 and January 2016: 9 patients after head injury and 14 patients after vascular event (ruptured aneurysm, intraprenchymal haematoma, malignant cerebrovascular accident). All patients with cranioplasties after oncological resection or infection were excluded. These cranioplasties were performed using porous polyethylene sheet (Medpor®) and contoured with a burr or scissors in the sterile field, and fixed to the calvarial bone with screws.

Results: Porous polyethylene sheet (Medpor®) is a proven material used...