title: [Cranial reconsctruction with titanium mesh and hydroxyapatite cement].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicios de Cirugía Maxilofacial, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cebrián-Carretero
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pérez-López
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sarmiento
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: del Castillo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Caro
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D006882:Hydroxyapatites; C475044:hydroxyapatite cement; D014025:Titanium