title: Autogeneic skull bone grafts to reconstruct large or complex skull defects in children and adolescents.
abstract: Autogeneic split or free skull bone grafts harvested at the time of operation were used to repair large or complex skull defects in 19 children; in 2 children, autogeneic fresh rib grafts were also used. Follow-up examinations for periods of 1 and 7 years showed that the use of autogeneic grafts is superior to the use of materials such as acrylic or metals for cranioplasty in children.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed