Low-Cost 3-D-Printer-Assisted Personalized Cranioplasty Treatment: A Case Series of 14 Consecutive Patients

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dc.authoridKAYA, Ismail/0000-0002-4128-5845
dc.authoridKesen, Enes/0000-0003-2734-4252
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorYakar, Huseyin
dc.contributor.authorKesen, Enes
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:32:25Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:32:25Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: The current study used polylactic acid molds [developed locally using three-dimensional printers and our software] and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) to perform cranioplasty of bone defects in technically demanding areas of the skull while ensuring ideal cosmetic results and functional recovery. The overall aim was to identify the ideal method for standard cranioplasty procedures -METHODS: Polylactic acid duplicates of the skull defects were created for eligible patients, after which a two-part negative mold composed of plaster and silicone was used to form artificial bone with PMMA. Thereafter, cranioplasty was performed and the treat-ment success was assessed by evaluating the per-centage of similarity objectively and the body image scale subjectively. -RESULTS: No surgical complications were seen to occur in the 14 patients included in the current study. Further-more, the subjective and objective evaluation revealed a significant improvement in outcomes (p < 0.05). No post-operative complications were observed over a follow-up period of 6 months, except in 1 patient who exhibited late infection.CONCLUSIONS: Cranioplasty operations were per-formed at an economical price of approximately US$50 dollars, suggesting that this method can be applied widely. Furthermore, preoperative preparation of the PMMA models can help reduce the duration of anesthesia and surgery which, in turn, will minimize the risk of surgical complications. Based on current knowledge in the field, we believe that this method represents the ideal technique.
dc.description.sponsorshipTurkish Neurosurgical Society
dc.description.sponsorshipPreparation for publication of this article is partly supported by the Turkish Neurosurgical Society in terms of English redaction. We would like to thank especially dentist F. Erdeniz ULUTAS and his precious wife, dentist Tuba ALAN ULUTAS, at the Nigde Ulutas, dental clinic for generously making use of their facilities. We are especially indebted to one of our authors, Computer engineer Enes KESEN's company Qualsem for his support in computer software. Also, we would like to thank Neurosurgeon Dr. Engin ELMACI for his unrequited help in our clinic. Finally, we would like to thank our families for their devoted support.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.wneu.2023.04.098
dc.identifier.endpageE1209
dc.identifier.issn1878-8750
dc.identifier.issn1878-8769
dc.identifier.pmid37121505
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85160035890
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpageE1197
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.04.098
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/15404
dc.identifier.volume175
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001035851900001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Science Inc
dc.relation.ispartofWorld Neurosurgery
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subject-printer
dc.subjectCase series
dc.subjectCranioplasty
dc.subjectLow-cost
dc.subjectNew approach
dc.titleLow-Cost 3-D-Printer-Assisted Personalized Cranioplasty Treatment: A Case Series of 14 Consecutive Patients
dc.typeArticle

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