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      Polymethylmethacrylate cranioplasty using low-cost customised 3D printed moulds for cranial defects - a single Centre experience: technical note.

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          Abstract

          We report our experience with 3D customised cranioplasties for large cranial defects. They were made by casting bone cement in custom made moulds at the time of surgery. Between October 2015 and January 2018, 29 patients underwent the procedure; 25 underwent elective cranioplasties for large cranial defects and four were bone tumour resection and reconstruction cases. The majority of patients (96.5%) reported a satisfactory aesthetic outcome. No infections related to the surgical procedure were observed in the follow-up period. The method proved to be effective and affordable.

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          Journal
          Br J Neurosurg
          British journal of neurosurgery
          Informa UK Limited
          1360-046X
          0268-8697
          Aug 2019
          : 33
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] a Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb University School of Medicine , Zagreb , Croatia.
          Article
          10.1080/02688697.2019.1566514
          30732480
          23916c2a-6252-4e64-8736-830add5dafb9
          History

          Cranioplasty,meningioma,outcome,trauma
          Cranioplasty, meningioma, outcome, trauma

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