Titanium in reconstructive surgery of the skull and face.
Titanium is widely used as an implant material. This report describes its use for cranioplasty and malar defects and the technique used to fashion these prostheses in a centre which does not have the facility for producing computer-generated full-size craniofacial models. The use of these prostheses has produced very satisfactory results with minimal morbidity and no complications.
Blake
G B
GB
Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Canterbury Area Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand.
MacFarlane
M R
MR
Hinton
J W
JW
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014025:Titanium
D014025:Titanium