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DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280684
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Evaluation of Three Cases Using a Novel Titanium Mesh System—Skull-Fit® with Orbital Wall (Skull-Fit WOW®)—For Cranial Base Reconstructions
Publikationsverlauf
Publikationsdatum:
03. Juni 2011 (online)
ABSTRACT
Cranial base reconstructions associated with tumor resections around the orbital wall often require that both the upper and lateral orbital walls be reconstructed during a single procedure. Previously, we used titanium mesh plates that were preoperatively fabricated based on three-dimensional models. Although these plates are precise and do not increase the probability of infection, we still had to use autologous bones to reconstruct the orbital walls. Recently, we developed a new titanium mesh plate—called Skull-Fit®—with orbital wall (Skull-Fit WOW®), enabling us to reconstruct the cranial base and orbital walls without bone grafts. Here, we report on three reconstruction cases in which the novel titanium mesh-orbital wall system was used. In all three cases, the customized titanium mesh system performed satisfactorily with little, if any, complications.
KEYWORDS
Titanium mesh plate - skull base reconstruction - Skull-Fit WOW® - meningioma
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Noriko HattoriM.D. Ph.D.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Keio University, School of Medicine
35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
eMail: nonken@2001.jukuin.keio.ac.jp