The skull as a bone graft donor site

Three techniques are described for obtaining bone grafts from the skull for the correction of craniofacial defects. The advantages over the traditional methods of obtaining bone grafts are discussed. A total of 64 patients have undergone reconstruction of deformities and defects resulting from congenital anomalies, acute trauma, sequelae of trauma, tumor resection, and radiotherapy. Apart from 1 case of wound infection, there have been no functional or cosmetic problems.