FIRST APPLICATION OF ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN CRANIOPLASTY FOR POST-TRAUMATIC CRANIAL DEFECT IN KHANTY-MANSI AUTONOMOUS OKRUG – YUGRA
https://doi.org/10.35266/2949-3447-2025-3-8
Abstract
The study aims to present a clinical case of surgical treatment of a post-traumatic cranial defect using an individualized implant created with additive manufacturing technologies. A case of a patient who underwent decompressive craniectomy after severe traumatic brain injury is presented. During the planned cranioplasty, specialists used digital technologies for 3D modeling and created a custom silicone mold. The mold was used during the operation to create a bone implant from Synicem cement. The postoperative period had no complications. Complete closure of the cranial defect was achieved with the implant, and there was no evidence of displacement on the computed tomography scan. The use of additive technologies improves the precision and cosmetic outcomes of cranial reconstruction, offering an individual approach and optimal biomechanical adaptation.
About the Authors
M. A. Shushaev
Surgut Clinical Traumatology Hospital, Surgut
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Neurosurgeon
A. N. Matveev
Surgut Clinical Traumatology Hospital, Surgut
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Deputy Chief Physician for Neurosurgery
R. V. Kasich
Surgut Clinical Traumatology Hospital, Surgut
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Head of Neurosurgical Department No. 1
V. A. Padurets
Surgut Clinical Traumatology Hospital, Surgut
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Neurosurgeon
M. M. Khulataev
Surgut Clinical Traumatology Hospital, Surgut
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Neurosurgeon
I. A. Yakubov
Industrial University of Tyumen, Tyumen
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Postgraduate
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For citations:
Shushaev M.A., Matveev A.N., Kasich R.V., Padurets V.A., Khulataev M.M., Yakubov I.A. FIRST APPLICATION OF ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN CRANIOPLASTY FOR POST-TRAUMATIC CRANIAL DEFECT IN KHANTY-MANSI AUTONOMOUS OKRUG – YUGRA. Vestnik SurGU. Meditsina. 2025;18(3):67-71. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35266/2949-3447-2025-3-8
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