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Bone graft absorption complication following cranioplasty: A retrospective institutional study

  • Authors:
    • Charalampos Gatos
    • George Fotakopoulos
    • Vasiliki Epameinondas Georgakopoulou
    • Theodosis Spiliotopoulos
    • Pagona Sklapani
    • Nikolaos Trakas
    • Adamantios Kalogeras
    • Kostas N. Fountas
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  • Published online on: April 16, 2024     https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2024.156
  • Article Number: 32
  • Copyright : © Gatos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY 4.0].

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Abstract

The aim of the present retrospective study was to confer the factors that are related to bone graft absorption and affect the outcomes of patients following cranioplasty (CPL). The present retrospective study includes cases of patients that underwent CPL between February, 2013 and December, 2022. All participants had a follow‑up period of 1 to 10 years from the day of discharge from the hospital. In total, 116 (62.3%) of the 186 patients that underwent decompressive craniectomy (DC) were enrolled in the present study for CPL. A total of 109 (93.9%) patients were included in group A, and 7 (6.0%) patients were included in group B. On the whole, the results of the present study suggest that a CPL after 2.5‑7.7 months of DC increases the possibility of bone absorption.
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Gatos C, Fotakopoulos G, Georgakopoulou VE, Spiliotopoulos T, Sklapani P, Trakas N, Kalogeras A and Fountas KN: Bone graft absorption complication following cranioplasty: A retrospective institutional study. Med Int 4: 32, 2024
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Gatos, C., Fotakopoulos, G., Georgakopoulou, V.E., Spiliotopoulos, T., Sklapani, P., Trakas, N. ... Fountas, K.N. (2024). Bone graft absorption complication following cranioplasty: A retrospective institutional study. Medicine International, 4, 32. https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2024.156
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Gatos, C., Fotakopoulos, G., Georgakopoulou, V. E., Spiliotopoulos, T., Sklapani, P., Trakas, N., Kalogeras, A., Fountas, K. N."Bone graft absorption complication following cranioplasty: A retrospective institutional study". Medicine International 4.4 (2024): 32.
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Gatos, C., Fotakopoulos, G., Georgakopoulou, V. E., Spiliotopoulos, T., Sklapani, P., Trakas, N., Kalogeras, A., Fountas, K. N."Bone graft absorption complication following cranioplasty: A retrospective institutional study". Medicine International 4, no. 4 (2024): 32. https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2024.156