González OY, Jardines HY, Nueva MJ, Piñón FE, Arias SY, Loritte DJC

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: The reconstruction of defects of the cranial cavity constitutes a surgical challenge. Many have been the surgical variants for its application during the last decades, as well as the material used for it. Objectives: To evaluate the results in craneoplasty realized with cement Genta 1 in patients with osseous defect secondary to cranial injury. Methods: It was done a descriptive, retrospective and longitudinal study extended from 2009 to 2014 in 20 patients with cranial injury that left them as consequence an skull's osseous defect which needed subsequent craneoplasty. Results: The injuries predominated in young adults and male sex. Small defects were the more frequent, followed by middle sized and only a large one. In relation with topography, they prevailed in right frontal region of the skull. The belated approach was the most used treatment adopted for the craneoplasty. Subgaleal haematoma and the residual cosmetic deformity were the main complications. Conclusions: Majority of cranial defects were small and middle sized, topographycally situated on the right frontal region and the belated approach was the most frequent treatment adopted for the craneoplasty.