Comparative analysis of using bone graft, hydroxyapatite coralline and titanium mesh for calvarial bone defects

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1 Plastic Surgery and Burn, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo

2 Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine - Al-Azhar University

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Background: For individuals who have had decompressive craniectomy, it is seen as essential since it improves neurological function, normalizes cerebrospinal fluid & cerebral blood flow, & has aesthetic advantages. Aim: the goal of this work had been to compare the esthetic and functional results of using autologous bone graft; hydroxyapatite coralline and titanium mesh for reconstruction of calvarial bone defects. Patients & Methods: This had been a comparative study comprising thirty prospective studied cases admitted to the Plastic Surgery and Burn Departments and neurosurgery department, Alazhar University Hospitals (Alhussin and Said Galal Hospitals) scheduled for operative intervention from 1/2/2022 to 1/2/2023. Results: there had been statistical variation among studied groups as regards early complications. There had been no statistical variation among studied groups as regards cosmetic outcome. Conclusion: most frequent post-operative problems following cranioplasty have been infection & bone resorption. This comparison of the utility of different implant materials for cranioplasty using bone graft, hydroxyapatite coralline, and titanium mesh for calvarium bone Defects showed similar cosmetic and function outcomes and late complication while early complication was higher in hydroxyapatite coralline.

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