Cranioplasty After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Effects of Trauma and Patient Recovery on Cranioplasty Outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) treated with decompressive craniectomy (DC), factors affecting the success of later cranioplasty are poorly known.

Objective

We sought to investigate if injury- and treatment-related factors, and state of recovery could predict the risk of major complications in cranioplasty requiring implant removal, and how these complications affect the outcome.

Methods

A retrospective cohort of 40 patients with DC following sTBI and subsequent cranioplasty was studied. Non-injury-related factors were compared with a reference population of 115 patients with DC due to other conditions.

Results

Outcome assessed 1 day before cranioplasty did not predict major complications leading to implant removal. Successful c

SUBMITTER: Posti JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5904383 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature