Warfare-Related Craniectomy Defect Reconstruction: Early Success Using Custom Alloplastic Implants

    March 2011 in “ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ”
    Anand Kumar, James P. Bradley, Raymond J. Harshbarger … Rocco A. Armonda
    Studysummary This study found that custom alloplastic implants achieved a 95% success rate in reconstructing large cranial defects from warfare-related injuries, but frontal defects near airways and orbits showed higher infection and implant removal rates.
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