The fate of a macroporous hydroxyapatite cranioplasty four years after implantation: macroscopical and microscopical findings in a case of recurrent atypical meningioma

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Aug;115(8):1496-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.11.032. Epub 2012 Dec 27.

Authors

Paolo Frassanito¹, Pasquale De Bonis, Pier Paolo Mattogno, Annunziato Mangiola, Mariangela Novello, Domenico Brinchi, Angelo Pompucci, Carmelo Anile

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 23273380
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.11.032

No abstract available

Keywords: Bioceramic; Cranioplasty; Hydroxyapatite; Osteointegration; Skull repair.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biocompatible Materials / adverse effects*
Bone Cements / adverse effects*
Craniotomy
Durapatite / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Meningioma / pathology
Meningioma / surgery*
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Skull Neoplasms / pathology
Skull Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

Biocompatible Materials
Bone Cements
Durapatite