cranioplasty
Surgical skull reconstruction
Cranioplasty is a surgical procedure to repair or reconstruct a defect in the skull.
The defect may result from trauma, disease, or a previous surgery where bone was removed to relieve pressure on the brain.
Surgeons use bone grafts, metal plates, or synthetic materials to restore the skull's protective covering: The patient underwent cranioplasty six months after the initial brain surgery.
Head's bone casing
- parietalOf the skull wall
- frontalOf the fore side
- temporalRelating to chronology
- occipitalOf the skull's rear
dura mater · meninges · bone flap · defect · deformity · fontanelle · suture · foramen
Transplant from oneself
- allograftTransplanted tissue, same species
- biocompatibleAccepted by living tissue
- calcium phosphateMineral compound in bones
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
Creating objects by depositing layers
- CAD/CAMIntegrated design-to-production software
- computer-aided designSoftware for technical drawings
- customizationModification to individual preference
- simulationImitation of real processes
Spinal cord and brain operator
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- trephinationSurgical skull perforation
hemostasis · microsurgery · decompression · closure · drainage · postoperative · complication · infection control
Restoration after injury
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- scarPermanent mark from healing
therapy · follow-up · imaging · remodeling · protection · quality of life
Brain damage from external force
- skull fractureBreak in head bone
- congenital defectAbnormality present at birth
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- meningiomaTumor from protective brain layers
skull
Head's bone casing
occipital · dura mater · meninges · bone flap · defect · deformity · fontanelle · suture · foramen · fossa
autograft
Transplant from oneself
- allograftTransplanted tissue, same species
- biocompatibleAccepted by living tissue
- calcium phosphateMineral compound in bones
implant · prosthesis · custom-fit · graft
3D printing
Creating objects by depositing layers
- CAD/CAMIntegrated design-to-production software
- computer-aided designSoftware for technical drawings
- customizationModification to individual preference
simulation · prefabrication · rapid prototyping · digital workflow
neurosurgeon
Spinal cord and brain operator
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
trephination · hemostasis · microsurgery · decompression · closure · drainage · postoperative · complication · infection control
wound healing
Restoration after injury
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
scar · therapy · follow-up · imaging · remodeling · protection · quality of life
traumatic brain injury
Brain damage from external force
- skull fractureBreak in head bone
- congenital defectAbnormality present at birth
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
plastic, cranium, cranial, crania, rhinoplasty, intracranial, craniotomy, craniosacral, craniometry