Reconstruction of the frontal calvarian continuity in a child using a freeze-preserved autogenous bone graft.
Today, extended craniofacial defects in childhood can be treated by using modern techniques of bone banking and osteosynthesis, of particular importance when the restoration needs to consider calvarial growth. This is a report of an 8-year-old boy whose right frontal bone was removed during primary multidisciplinary trauma care. The bone was stored at a tissue bank using sterilization and freeze-dried preservation. Nine months later the graft was replaced and fixed with resorbable miniplates. Postoperatively no complications were observed and the (auto)graft has taken well. There was symmetrical craniofacial growth as well as a good aesthetic result three years after reconstruction.
Lenz
Jan-Hendrik
JH
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Medical School, Rostock University, Rostock, Germany.
Henkel
Kai-Olaf
KO
Hingst
Volker
V
von Versen
Rüdiger
R
Gundlach
Karsten K H
KK
D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D004202:Disinfectants; D005612:Freeze Drying; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010463:Peracetic Acid; D012092:Replantation; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods
D004202:Disinfectants; D010463:Peracetic Acid