title: En block forehead reconstruction with split-thickness cranial bone.
abstract: This report demonstrates the utility of split-thickness cranial grafts harvested by craniotomy in the reconstruction of the entire forehead in an en bloc fashion. The technique allows a cosmetic recontouring of large surfaces of the cranial vault in particular, with little or no need for multiple extracranial grafts. Computer imaging and three-dimensional graphic reconstruction lend themselves well to preoperative planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elisevich
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bite
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000637:transplantation*