title: Late complication of the frontobasal trauma.
abstract: The injuries of the frontobasal region are always a great challenge to a surgeon, especially the management of bone defects of the frontal region. The authors present a patient with late, 33-year postaccident complication, which had been surgically treated, and whose frontal bone defect had been reconstructed with methyl methacrylate. Clinical examination and computed tomography confirmed signs of previous operation and presence of an infection and alloplastic material. Specific for this case was challenge to manage chronic infection and reestablish integrity of the skull in the frontal region. Out of a variety of autogenous or alloplastic materials, and considering the extent of bone defect and previous episodes of treatment aimed at aesthetic and functional results with good prognosis, we opted for reconstruction of the frontal region defect with combined titanium mesh impregnated with the hydroxyapatite cement.
authors.affiliation: From the *Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade; and †Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Milovan V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Dimitrijevic
authors.forename: Aleksandar M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Krstic
authors.forename: Vladimir Z
authors.initials: VZ
authors.lastname: Djordjevic
authors.forename: Bojana M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Bukurov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012086:Reoperation; D020205:Skull Fracture, Basilar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed