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Cranioplasty with polymethylmethacrylate prostheses fabricated by hand using original bone flaps: Technical note and surgical outcomes

BACKGROUND: Decompressive craniectomies (DC) mandate future cranioplasties, accounting for the large array of biomaterials for this purpose. Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is a very reliable thermoplastic that can be prefabricated or even molded intraoperatively to create an adequate prosthesis. Pref...

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Autores principales: Caro-Osorio, Enrique, De la Garza-Ramos, Rafael, Martínez-Sánchez, Sergio R., Olazarán-Salinas, Félix
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3815033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24232827
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.119535