Titanium hardware extrusion following pediatric cranioplasty

Authors

Cody L. Mullens, West Virginia UniversityFollow
Luke J. Grome, West Virginia University
Cesar A. Serrano, West Virginia University
Rabia Qaiser, West Virginia University
Aaron C. Mason, West Virginia University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2018

College/Unit

School of Medicine

Department/Program/Center

Neurosurgery

Abstract

Aging pediatric cranioplasty patients with titanium implants are a population at risk for scalp breakdown and implant extrusion. Complications from titanium use in adult cranioplasty patients are well documented in the medical literature. Reports of complications focused on pediatric populations are sparse. In this case series, we report two examples of negative sequelae associated with titanium utilization in infant cranioplasty and discuss our treatment strategy for each case.

Digital Commons Citation

Mullens, Cody L.; Grome, Luke J.; Serrano, Cesar A.; Qaiser, Rabia; and Mason, Aaron C., "Titanium hardware extrusion following pediatric cranioplasty" (2018). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 1425.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/1425

Source Citation

Mullens, C. L., Grome, L. J., Serrano, C. A., Qaiser, R., & Mason, A. C. (2018). Titanium hardware extrusion following pediatric cranioplasty. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 13, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2018.01.002

Comments

© 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/).