cranioplasty
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- noun
- /ˌkreɪniˈɒpləsti/
- Specialized
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cranioplastia
- Injectable cranioplasty is a technique that I have developed to avoid any significant scalp scarring with limited build-ups of the skull.
- an alloplastic cranioplasty
- a specific cranioplasty
Examples
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What I would like is an injectable cranioplasty operation and suggestions if there are any better options.
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To date, eight patients have undergone patient-specific titanium mesh cranioplasty by the senior author (OA) at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Toronto, Ontario).
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While the injectable cranioplasty approach certainly has its appeal, it is not without any downside.
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The described technique of patient-specific titanium mesh cranioplasty was successfully applied in all eight patients.
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Prefabricated, patient-specific alloplastic implants for cranioplasty reduce surgical complexity, decrease operative times, minimize exposure and risk of contamination, and have resulted in improved aesthetic results.
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Puppa et al. (20) described a case involving a patient with a large temporoparietal osteoma who underwent immediate cranioplasty with a prefabricated hydroxyapatite implant.
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The surgeon recommended a cranioplasty to repair the injury to the patient's skull.
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After the accident, he needed a cranioplasty to reshape the damaged area of his head.
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Following the traumatic injury, she underwent a cranioplasty to install an implant in her skull.
Synonyms
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Operations that repair body parts or change them to improve looks
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An operation that fixes body parts so they look and work better after injury or disease
A surgery that joins broken bone parts with plates or screws
How Invasive
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
cranioplasty = (opaque) = cranio + plasty
The term is derived from Greek roots and is specialized medical terminology not transparent to average learners.
Etymology
Cranioplasty comes from Greek parts: cranio- meaning 'skull' and -plasty meaning 'to shape' or 'to form', the same -plasty you see in rhinoplasty. So cranioplasty is a surgery that 'shapes' or repairs the skull.