A simple fail-safe method for the harvesting of cranial bone.
The technique of cranial bone graft harvesting with the sagittal saw is described. With this technique regular bone grafts of any size can be obtained. Bone-graft size dictates the technique to be used. Small grafts (less than 3.0 cm in shortest dimension) are harvested in situ, while larger grafts are harvested by formal craniectomy.
D016025:Bone Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*