Cranioplasty, Disability Physical, Trauma
Conditions
Keywords
Cranial defect, skull bone defects
Brief summary
Background: The percentage of permanent infirmities following traumatic cranial bone cranial bone defects following trauma for restoration of function and cosmoses. This study designed to evaluate the influence of cranioplasty as a method of skull repair on work capability of the patients and their employability. Methods: The authors compared the work capability and employment of 35 patients with traumatic cranial bone defects after head trauma treated in the Neurosurgery Department of Assiut University Hospitals, Egypt from January 2013 to January 2018 before and after cranioplasty.
Detailed description
Cranioplasty is surgical repair of a cranial bone defect, important to cover defects following skull trauma for restoration of function, cosmoses and protective effects. Cranioplasty is the surgical procedure in which the autologous skull, synthetic materials (titanium, methyl methacrylate, polyetheretherketone implants, hydroxyapatite, and bioceramics are used to repair the skull defect
Interventions
PROCEDURECranioplasty
Bone grafts
Sponsors
Assiut University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 66 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
• Patients with traumatic skull bone defects
Exclusion criteria
• Patients were not working before trauma
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants with complications | 6 months up to one year | the number of patients with complications after cranioplasty as a method of skull repair. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed