Low-cost cranioplasty—a systematic review of 3D printing in medicine

W Czyżewski, J Jachimczyk, Z Hoffman, M Szymoniuk… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The high cost of biofabricated titanium mesh plates can make them out of reach for hospitals
in low-income countries. To increase the availability of cranioplasty, the authors of this work …

Cranioplasty following severe traumatic brain injury: role in neurorecovery

B Ozoner - Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a life-saving procedure
performed in refractory intracranial pressure increase and mass lesion due to severe …

Synergistic Antibiofilm Effect of Thymol and Piperine in Combination with Aminoglycosides Antibiotics against Four Salmonella enterica Serovars

CR Tokam Kuaté, B Bisso Ndezo… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms related to human infection have high levels of pathogenicity due to their resistance
to antimicrobial agents. The discovery of antibiofilm agents is necessary. One approach to …

The “springform” technique in cranioplasty: custom made 3D-printed templates for intraoperative modelling of polymethylmethacrylate cranial implants

JP Pöppe, M Spendel, C Schwartz, PA Winkler… - Acta …, 2022 - Springer
Background Manual moulding of cranioplasty implants after craniectomy is feasible, but
does not always yield satisfying cosmetic results. In contrast, 3D printing can provide precise …

Functional ultrasound imaging of human brain activity through an acoustically transparent cranial window

C Rabut, SL Norman, WS Griggs, JJ Russin… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Visualization of human brain activity is crucial for understanding normal and aberrant brain
function. Currently available neural activity recording methods are highly invasive, have low …

A multicenter cohort study of early complications after cranioplasty: results of the German Cranial Reconstruction Registry

T Sauvigny, H Giese, J Höhne, KM Schebesch… - Journal of …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Cranioplasty (CP) is a crucial procedure after decompressive craniectomy and
has a significant impact on neurological improvement. Although CP is considered a …

First report of a multicenter prospective registry of cranioplasty in the United Kingdom and Ireland

DM Fountain, J Henry, S Honeyman, P O'Connor… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND There are many questions that remain unanswered regarding outcomes
following cranioplasty including the timing of cranioplasty following craniectomy as well as …

Exploring complications following cranioplasty after decompressive hemicraniectomy: A retrospective bicenter assessment of autologous, PMMA and CAD implants

A Pfnür, D Tosin, M Petkov, O Sharon, B Mayer… - Neurosurgical …, 2024 - Springer
Cranioplasty (CP) after decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) is a common neurosurgical
procedure with a high complication rate. The best material for the repair of large cranial …

[HTML][HTML] Two-center validation of the Oulu resorption score for bone flap resorption after autologous cranioplasty

TK Korhonen, JP Posti, J Niinimäki, W Serlo… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Autologous bone has been the gold standard of cranioplasty materials for
decades. Unique to autologous cranioplasty, bone flap resorption is a poorly understood …

Low-cost 3-d-printer–assisted personalized cranioplasty treatment: A case series of 14 consecutive patients

İ Kaya, H Yakar, E Kesen - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The current study used polylactic acid molds [developed locally using three-
dimensional printers and our software] and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) to perform …