title: [Reconstruction of the frontal base with ceramic materials (author's transl)].
abstract: Frontal base reconstruction presents significant problems, expecially during initial handling of injuries involving comminuted fractures. The main goal is the immediate application of effective surgical techniques to reestablish a functonally and aesthetically acceptable state with a minimum of additional stress to the patient, who is usually in a polytraumtic, critical condition. The use of ceramic in such situations offers several particularly advantageous features: a) There is no additional surgical stress from obtaining autogenic transplants. b) The ceramic exhibits excellent biocompatibility. c) It can be utilized during surgery in areas compromised by septic exposure.-Our first clinical experiences and preliminary results are described.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002516:Ceramics; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials
vernacular_title: Zur Rekonstruktion der Frontobasis mit Keramikwerkstoffen.