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Early resorption of an artificial bone graft made of calcium phosphate for cranioplasty: case report
Authors Monaco B, Talamoni-Fonoff E , Teixeira
Received 8 February 2013
Accepted for publication 5 March 2013
Published 15 November 2013 Volume 2013:9 Pages 1801—1802
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S43806
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Bernardo Assumpção de Monaco, Erich Talamoni Fonoff, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira
Division of Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract: The treatment of uncomplicated osteoma consists of an en bloc resection, or curettage, of the tumor, followed by cranioplasty. Here, we present a case report of a patient treated for a parietal osteoma, followed by a calcium phosphate cranioplasty, with early resorption after 3 months, which was presented by a sinking flap above the resection area. This case suggests that synthetic cranioplasty should be preferred, even in small skull-gap areas.
Keywords: cranioplasty, bone cement, osteoma, calcium phosphate, resorption
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