A review of reconstructive materials for use in craniofacial surgery bone fixation materials, bone substitutes, and distractors

James Tait Goodrich; Adam L. Sandler; Oren Tepper

doi:10.1007/s00381-012-1776-y

A review of reconstructive materials for use in craniofacial surgery bone fixation materials, bone substitutes, and distractors

James Tait Goodrich, Adam L. Sandler, Oren Tepper

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Abstract

Over the last 40 years, craniofacial surgery, in general, and surgery for craniosynostosis, in particular, has witnessed the introduction of a number of new materials for use in operations involving the cranial vault. Some of these materials have proven quite useful over time, while others have failed to meet their stated objectives. In this review, the more popular implant materials are analyzed, and their relative merits and drawbacks are discussed. Craniofacial surgery in the pediatric population has its own unique limitations, quite different from the adult population and those issues are reviewed as well.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1577-1588
Number of pages	12
Journal	Child's Nervous System
Volume	28
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1776-y
State	Published - Sep 2012

Keywords

Allograft cranioplasty
Autologous/autogenous cranioplasty
Bioabsorbable fixation
Biomaterial
Bone cement
Calvarial bone grafts
Craniosynostosis
Custom-made implants
Hydroxyapatite
Methyl methacrylate
Pediatric neurosurgery
Resorbable plates and screws
Skull defect

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Clinical Neurology

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