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- * Researchers conducted a clinical trial with 62 out of 70 patients completing the quality of life SF-36 questionnaire at five different points over a year.
- * Results showed significant improvements in all eight quality of life domains after 24 months post-surgery, confirming that cranioplasty positively impacts brain trauma survivors with large cranial defects.
Article Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the quality of life in patients with moderate or large cranial bone defects before and after late cranioplasty.
Methods: Authors performed a prospective clinical trial including all consecutive patients that filled inclusion criteria during a period of 1 year. All patients answered the quality of life SF-36 questionnaire in 5 different times. Besides authors gathered information about the primary trauma and demographic characteristics.
Results: A total of 70 consecutive patients were admitted to the hospital during the study period, and 62 were included in the project. Cranioplasty statistically improved patients' quality of life in all 8 domains after a 24 months follow-up.
Conclusion: Cranioplasty has a significant impact over the quality of life in brain trauma victims who survived the primary trauma and harbor a large cranial bone defect.
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