Is polymethylmethacrylate reliable and practical in full-thickness cranial defect reconstructions

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dc.authorid0000-0001-8142-8794en_US
dc.contributor.authorAkan, Mithat
dc.contributor.authorKaraca, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorEker, Güniz
dc.contributor.authorKaranfil, Hüseyin
dc.contributor.authorAköz, Tayfun
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:11:34Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:11:34Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.departmentFakülteler, Tıp Fakültesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: The study aimed to evaluate the success of polymethylmethacrylate cranioplasty combined with various soft tissue coverage techniques in repairing full-thickness cranial defects, to compare our results with similar studies published before, and to describe a simple method of implant premolding. Methods: A total of 17 patients who had cranial defects due to various etiologies underwent polymethylmethacrylate cranioplasty. In 10 patients, the implant premolding method was applied. The soft tissue coverage was obtained by primary closure, local flaps, or free flaps. Results: The follow-up period ranged from 36 hours to 5 years. Only 1 implant became exposed among the 17 patients. One patient died 36 hours after the surgery because of myocardial infarction. The remaining 15 patients had no early or late postoperative complications. Good contour restoration and stable reconstruction of the calvarial defects were realized, and a successful combination of various soft tissue coverage techniques was achieved. Conclusions: We concluded that polymethylmethacrylate was a cheap and durable material, useful in full-thickness calvarial defect reconstructions. It can be combined with any soft tissue coverage techniques except skin grafting. In most cases, the simple premolding methods are useful for both defect matching and preventing tissue damage due to exothermic reaction of the material.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAkan, M., Karaca, M., Eker, G., Karanfil, H. ve Aköz, T. (2011). Is polymethylmethacrylate reliable and practical in full-thickness cranial defect reconstructions. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 22(4), s. 1236-1239.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage1239en_US
dc.identifier.issn1536-3732
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1236en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.lww.com/jcraniofacialsurgery/toc/2011/07000
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/4383
dc.identifier.volume22en_US
dc.institutionauthorAköz, Tayfun
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer Healthen_US
dc.relation.ispartofThe Journal of Craniofacial Surgeryen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryUlusal Hakemli Dergide Makale - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universal*
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/*
dc.snmzKY03544
dc.subjectPolymethylmethacrylateen_US
dc.subjectCranioplastyen_US
dc.subjectPremoldingen_US
dc.subjectAlloplastic materialen_US
dc.titleIs polymethylmethacrylate reliable and practical in full-thickness cranial defect reconstructionsen_US
dc.typeArticle
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