Biomechanical Comparison of Calcium Phosphate Cements for Split Cranial Bone Graft Donor Sites


NASIR S. N., Porzel A., Pryor L., Zins J. E.

PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, cilt.130, sa.4, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Background: Although harvesting of in situ split cranial bone is a well-established technique, few data have been generated regarding the biomechanical effect of bone harvest on the cranial bone donor site, and even fewer data have been generated regarding the biomechanical effect of calcium phosphate bone cement inlay on the donor site. The authors documented the weakening of the skull at the in situ cranial harvest site and determined the benefit, if any, when the site is inlayed with calcium phosphate cements.