Patient-specific implants compared with stored bone grafts for patients with interval cranioplasty.

Interval cranioplasty after craniectomy carries the risk of infection and failure. There is no consensus regarding the choice of reconstruction technique. In addition to the replacement of the stored autogenous bone graft, the use of patient-specific implants (PSIs) has become popular.

A treatment algorithm for patients with large skull bone defects and first results.

Large skull bone defects resulting from craniotomies due to cerebral insults, trauma or tumours create functional and aesthetic disturbances to the patient. The reconstruction of large osseous defects is still challenging. A treatment algorithm is presented based on the close interaction of radiologists, computer engineers and cranio-maxillofacial surgeons.