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Methyl methacrylate cranioplasty

13 Years experience with 417 patients

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The use of methyl methacrylate for cranioplastic repair in 417 patients over a 13 year period has been presented. Its advantages have been noted as well as the indications and the operative technique. Infection has occurred in less than one percent, and half of these cases (2) were due to surgical errors.

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  1. W. M. Hammon

    Present address: Neurosurgical Service, Walter Reed General Hospital, 20012, Washington, DC, USA

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  1. Neurosurgical Service, Walter Reed General Hospital, 20012, Washington, DC, USA

    L. G. Kempe

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Hammon, W.M., Kempe, L.G. Methyl methacrylate cranioplasty. Acta neurochir 25, 69–77 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01808863

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