Titanium clamps for refixation of bone fragments in the repair of depressed skull fractures: technical note.

Abstract

The rigid fixation of bone fragments in the repair of depressed skull fractures can be a problem, especially if not all fragments are replaceable. Usually, in these cases mini- or microplates are used. The Craniofix titanium clamp (Aesculap, Germany) was developed for the fixation of bone flaps after osteoplastic craniotomy. It consists of a screw holding together two 10-mm diameter metallic disks with concaved teeth pressing bone flap and cranium between the two disks. We used this system for the operative treatment of two patients with depressed skull fracture. A rigid fixation of the bone fragments was achieved in both cases. The postoperative three-dimensional CT scan showed a good fragment alignment. From the report of two cases we show that this system is a useful tool in the fixation of bone fragments in the repair of depressed skull fractures.

• Authors: H Ebel, G Schillinger, C Walter, H G Brockhagen, N Klug
• Journal: Minimally invasive neurosurgery : MIN (Minim Invasive Neurosurg) Vol. 43 Issue 4 Pg. 212-4 (Dec 2000) ISSN: 0946-7211 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 11270834 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Titanium

Topics

• Adult
• Craniotomy (instrumentation)
• Fracture Fixation, Internal (instrumentation)
• Humans
• Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
• Imaging, Three-Dimensional
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Skull Fracture, Depressed (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Surgical Instruments
• Titanium
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed