Translucent Customized Cranial Implants Made of Clear Polymethylmethacrylate

Abstract

This is the first reported consecutive case series of cranioplasty reconstruction using customized clear PMMA implants, demonstrating excellent results with regard to ease of use, safety, and complication rates well below published rates when compared with other alloplastic materials. Clear PMMA also provides additional benefits, such as visual transparency and sonolucency, which is material specific and unavailable with autologous bone. Although these early results are promising, further studies with multicenter investigations are well justified to evaluate long-term outcomes.