title: Polyurethane Foam-Filled Skull Replica of Craniosynostosis for Surgical Training.
abstract: Craniosynostosis has a relatively low incidence in the general population and its treatment requires cautious approaches. For these reasons, patients are usually referred to several specialists or a medical center. Therefore, most trainees and young surgeons do not have any chances to experience patients of craniosynostosis, but learn about it only from textbooks. And for a surgeon who tries to operate on a craniosynostosis patient, it is hard to make a proper preoperative plan.The authors suggest a polyurethane foam-filled skull replica of craniosynostosis for trainees that can also be used in planning a craniosynostosis operation.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu-si†Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeon Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Jun Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011140:Polyurethanes; D012886:Skull; D066231:Surgeons / Q000193:education*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000193:education*
chemical_list: D011140:Polyurethanes; C028279:polyurethane foam