A Precision Method for Contouring Bioresorbable Implants in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery

Mark D. DeLacure; M. Abraham Kuriakose

doi:10.1055/s-2002-31573

Skull Base, Table of Contents

Skull Base 2002; 12(2): 103-106
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-31573

TECHNICAL NOTE

A Precision Method for Contouring Bioresorbable Implants in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery

Mark D. DeLacure^1, ² , M. Abraham Kuriakose²

¹Department of Surgery, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
²Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Bioresorbable implants (meshs and plates) are increasingly used in reconstructive craniofacial and skull base surgery. Usually these implants must be contoured to fit the complex craniofacial anatomy ex vivo; occasionally final contouring is performed in vivo and must be done without damaging surrounding structures (e.g., dura, brain). We report a precision method for in vivo contouring of bioresorbable implants using the Shaw hemostatic thermal scalpel.

KEYWORDS

Resorbable mesh - Shaw scalpel - craniomaxillofacial surgery

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