[Cranial reconsctruction with titanium mesh and hydroxyapatite cement].
We report the case of a 45 year old patient who was affected by an infectious disease of the temporal bone, after the surgical treatment of a meningioma in the greater sphenoid wing. This infection healed after the resection of the craniotomy flap. The remaining bone defect was reconstructed using a titanium mesh covered by hydroxyapatite cement (Norian). The result was excellent due to the strength of the titanium mesh and the volume and contour offered by the hydroxyapatite cement.
Cebrián-Carretero
J L
JL
Servicios de Cirugía Maxilofacial, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid.
Pérez-López
C
C
Alvarez
F
F
Sarmiento
M A
MA
del Castillo
J L
JL
Muñoz-Caro
J M
JM
D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014025:Titanium
D006882:Hydroxyapatites; C475044:hydroxyapatite cement; D014025:Titanium