From: Cranioplasty complications and risk factors associated with bone flap resorption
Variable | CP |
---|---|
Median age (years) | 31 (1-64) |
Male-n (%) | 54 (62) |
Preceding pathology-n (%) | |
- Trauma | 74 (85) |
- Stroke | 13 (15) |
Surgery prior to DC-n (%) | |
- None | 40 (46) |
- Craniotomy | 23 (26) |
- ICP and/or EVD | 24 (28) |
Implant - Autologous-n (%) | 77 (89) |
- Synthetic-n (%) | 10 (11) |
Median operating time (min) (range) | 85 (35-390) |
GOS level-n (%) | 2 = 16 (18) |
3 = 30 (35) | |
4 = 20 (23) | |
5 = 21 (24) | |
Complications-n (%) | |
- Wound dehiscence | 1 (1.1) |
- Implant dislodgement | 3 (3.4) |
- Intracranial hematoma | 5 (5.7) |
- SSI | 8 (9.2) |
- BFR (of 71 patients) | 14 (19.7) |