[Reconstruction of the anterior face of the base of the skull using coral grafts].
Following experimental investigations on animals, small coral grafts have been utilized on patients since 1985 to fill in burr holes (42 patients). This first clinical experimental step has been satisfactory. Therefore, blocks of corals have since then been used as bone graft substitutes for anterior skull basis reconstruction (12 patients). Cheap and easily sterilized, coral implants have the advantage of being inert (99% of calcium carbonate), biodegradable and well reossified. They shorten surgical procedures by avoiding the use of iliac and/or costal grafts. No infectious complications have been noted.
Roux
F X
FX
Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Sainte-Anne, Paris.
Loty
B
B
Brasnu
D
D
Guillemin
G
G
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006801:Humans; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013997:Time Factors
D001672:Biocompatible Materials
Reconstruction de l'étage antérieur de la base du crâne à l'aide de greffons de corail.