title: A pre-formed methyl methacrylate cranioplasty.
abstract: The use of a pre-formed methyl methacrylate cranioplasty prosthesis reinforced with stainless steel wire is described. The prosthesis is non-reactive, virtually unbreakable, and undentable. Pre-forming of the prosthesis in the dental laboratory using a mold of the patient's bony defect as a model saves considerable operating time, and when employed for a large cranial defect the three dimensional cosmetic effect is superior to intra-operatively fashioned prostheses.
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006801:Humans; D008689:Methacrylates; D008722:Methods; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013526:Surgical Mesh
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008689:Methacrylates; D013193:Stainless Steel