What is it about?

At the end of cranial surgery the bone flap is posizionate with particular cure following some simple rules to achieve a normal osseointegration

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Why is it important?

Achieving osseointegration it prevents micromovements, necrosis, and bone reabsorption of bone flap

Perspectives

I strongly suggest to neurosurgeons to adequately consider the process of osseointegration not only in spine surgery, but also in cranial neurosurgery

MD Roberto Stefini
Ospedale Civile di Legnano

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This page is a summary of: Letter to the Editor: Should osseointegration be a target to achieve during cranioplasty?, Journal of Neurosurgery, October 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG),
DOI: 10.3171/2016.3.jns16709.
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