title: [Bicortical reconstruction of a large calvarial bone defect with Hydroset® osteoconductive cement and titanium mesh. A preliminary study].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Bi-cortical calvarial bone loss is a very frequent issue for neurosurgery and craniofacial surgery. Several techniques can be used to reconstruct the skull, with variable difficulty and costs. The purpose of our study was to assess the use of Hydroset® osteoconductive cement for large size bicortical cranioplasties.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three patients presented with extensive loss of calvarial bone bi-cortical substance (>25 cm(2)), between 2010 and 2012. The 3 patients underwent cranioplasty with Hydroset® osteoconductive cement and titanium mesh.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The esthetic results were very satisfactory, especially for the skull dome, with a completely invisible and non-palpable cement/native skull junction. Scalp adherence to the cement was natural with maintenance of skin mobility.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bicortical calvarial bone reconstruction with Hydroset® cement is technically easy to perform, gives very good results, with an uneventful outcome, and induces lower costs.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bénichou
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caillot
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veyssière
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Traore
authors.affiliation: Service de neurochirurgie, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khouri
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France. Electronic address: benateau-h@chu-caen.fr.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bénateau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D048091:Guided Tissue Regeneration / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds; D014025:Titanium / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001843:Bone Cements; D014025:Titanium
keywords: Cement; Ciment; Cranioplastie; Cranioplasty; Crâne; Defect; Perte de substance; Skull