Catcher's mask cranioplasty for extensive cranial defects in children with an open head trauma: a novel application of partial cranioplasty

摘要

Objective In children who have suffered a severe, extensive head trauma, cranioplasty is complicated because allografting is not advisable in pediatric patients and the amount of available autologous materials is limited. To overcome these problems, we employed a combination of autologous rib grafts and calvarial grafts for partial cranioplasty.