Materials used in cranioplasty: a history and analysis.

Volume: 36, Issue: 4
Published: Apr 1, 2014
Abstract
Cranioplasty, one of the oldest surgical procedures used to repair cranial defects, has undergone many revolutions over time to find the ideal material to improve patient prognosis. Cranioplasty offers cosmetic and protective benefits for patients with cranial defects. The first primitive cranioplasty procedures date back to 7000 bc and used metal and gourds to repair cranial defects. Cranioplasty was first documented by Fallopius who described...
Paper Details
Title
Materials used in cranioplasty: a history and analysis.
Published Date
Apr 1, 2014
Volume
36
Issue
4
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