Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: RESULTS: No flap failure occurred and donor site morbidity was negligible. No signs of osteomyelitis or soft tissue infection were observed during the mean follow-up period of 3.2 years. Furthermore, the contour of the cranium could be preserved without a need for bone grafts or implants. CONCLUSION: In our experience, the combination of an extensive surgical debridement and a free flap transfer is demonstrated to be an effective treatment for "chronic" osteomyelitis of the cranium.
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Authors | Willy D Boeckx, René R W J van der Hulst, Lloyd V Nanhekhan, Francesca De Lorenzi |
Journal | Neurosurgery
(Neurosurgery)
Vol. 59
Issue 1 Suppl 1
Pg. ONS64-7; discussion ONS64-7
(Jul 2006)
ISSN: 1524-4040 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 16888553
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Chronic Disease
(therapy)
- Debridement
(methods)
- Female
- Frontal Bone
(microbiology, pathology, surgery)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neurosurgical Procedures
(adverse effects, methods)
- Osteomyelitis
(etiology, physiopathology, surgery)
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
(methods)
- Reoperation
- Scalp
(microbiology, physiopathology, surgery)
- Skull
(microbiology, pathology, surgery)
- Staphylococcal Infections
(complications, physiopathology)
- Surgical Flaps
- Surgical Wound Infection
(microbiology, physiopathology, surgery)
- Treatment Outcome
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