From Reparative Surgery to Regenerative Surgery: State of the Art of Porous Hydroxyapatite in Cranioplasty

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 23; no. 10; p. 5434
• Main Authors: Zaed, Ismail, Cardia, Andrea, Stefini, Roberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 13.05.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Bone surgery; Decompressive Craniectomy - methods; Durapatite - therapeutic use; Humans; Hydroxyapatite; Neurosurgery; Porosity; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods; Review; Skull - surgery; Transplants & implants; Traumatic brain injury; porous hydroxyapatite; hydroxyapatite; decompressive craniectomy; cranioplasty; cranial reconstruction

Decompressive craniectomy is one of the most common neurosurgical procedures, usually performed after neuropathological disorders, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), but also vascular accidents (strokes), erosive tumours, infections and other congenital abnormalities. This procedure is usually fo...