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Repair of skull defects by autogenous bone grafts

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To repair the infant skull as completely and efficiently as possible, the authors describe and recommend greater use of an autogenous graft taking the outer table of the skull from adjacent or symmetrical sites to the defect.

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  1. Istituto di Neurochirurgia del'Università di Pisa, Via Roma, and Divisione di Chirurgia Plastica dell'Ospedale di Pisa, I-56100, Pisa, Italy

    R. Cantini, M. Burchianti, L. Lutzemberger, A. Massei & G. P. Ubiglia

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Cantini, R., Burchianti, M., Lutzemberger, L. et al. Repair of skull defects by autogenous bone grafts. Child's Nerv Syst 1, 279–281 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00272026

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