title: Lid cranioplasty: an elegant method of calvarial reconstruction.
abstract: The reconstruction of calvarial defect is a challenging treat for any craniofacial surgeon. The split calvarial bone graft reconstruction is a well-described method of reconstruction and gives very good results. Here, we present a 14-year-old girl who presented with a frontal cranial bone defect with a size of 5 × 3 cm for which the reconstruction was done with a split calvarial bone graft taken from the parietal bone. The method of reconstruction resembled keeping a lid of a jar, and we named this procedure lid cranioplasty. We were able to come out with very good cosmetic and functional outcome.
authors.affiliation: From the *Sushrutha Institute of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Elite Mission Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala, India; and †Department of Plastic Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education And Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Jyoshid R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Balan
authors.forename: Satyaswarup
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tripathy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D064592:Autografts / Q000637:transplantation*; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D060053:Transplant Donor Site / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome