cranioplasty

Indications

• head injury
• prior craniotomy

Clinical significance

• may improve function
• may help headaches
• cosmetic enhancement
• protection

Procedure

• repair of a bone defect in the skull after after head injury or craniotomy
• bone grafts consist of
  • original bone
  • rib graft
  • titanium mesh or plate
  • synthetic bone
  • acrylic

More general terms

• neurosurgery