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Patient-Specific Titanium-Reinforced Calcium Phosphate Implant for the Repair and Healing of Complex Cranial Defects

Lars Linder, Ulrik Birgersson, Kalle Conneryd Lundgren, Christopher Illies, Thomas Engstrand

World Neurosurgery · 2018 · 45 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

In the present study the CaP-Ti implant appears to have improved the clinical outcomes in a cohort of patients with a high rate of previous cranioplasty failures. The bone regenerative effect may in particular have an impact on the long-term success rate of the implant.

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