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Repair of a Critical-sized Calvarial Defect Model Using Adipose-derived Stromal Cells Harvested from Lipoaspirate
Published on: October 31, 2012
Lid cranioplasty: an elegant method of calvarial reconstruction
Jyoshid R Balan1, Satyaswarup Tripathy
1From the *Sushrutha Institute of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Elite Mission Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala, India; and †Department of Plastic Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education And Research, Chandigarh, India.
Abstract:
The reconstruction of calvarial defect is a challenging treat for any craniofacial surgeon. The split calvarial bone graft reconstruction is a well-described method of reconstruction and gives very good results. Here, we present a 14-year-old girl who presented with a frontal cranial bone defect with a size of 5 × 3 cm for which the reconstruction was done with a split calvarial bone graft taken from the parietal bone. The method of reconstruction resembled keeping a lid of a jar, and we named this procedure lid cranioplasty. We were able to come out with very good cosmetic and functional outcome.
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