Aesthetic outcome in patients after polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) cranioplasty - a questionnaire-based single-centre study

• Published in: Neurological research (New York) Vol. 34; no. 3; p. 281
• Main Authors: Fischer, Claudia M, Burkhardt, Jan-Karl, Sarnthein, Johannes, Bernays, René Ludwig, Bozinov, Oliver
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Esthetics; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Satisfaction; Polymethyl Methacrylate - therapeutic use; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods; Skull - surgery; Surveys and Questionnaires; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

Acquired skull deformities are common and most likely treated surgically by cranioplasty. Since data on patient aesthetic outcome after cranioplasty are rare in literature, we aimed to assess patient satisfaction after polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) cranioplasty in this study using a questionnaire....