Yonsei medical journal
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Yonsei medical journal · Nov 2019
Bone Flap Changes after Cranioplasty Using Frozen Autologous Bone Flaps: A Three-Dimensional Volumetric Reconstruction Study.
Bone flap resorption (BFR) after cranioplasty with an autologous bone flap (ABF) is well known. However, the prevalences and degrees of BFR remain unclear. This study aimed to evaluate changes in ABFs following cranioplasty and to investigate factors related with BFR. ⋯ Most ABFs after cranioplasty are absorbed. Thus, when using frozen ABF, patients should be adequately informed. To prevent BFR, making holes must be kept to a minimum during ABF grafting.