TY - BOOK AU - Amr Fathi Gomaa Hamad AU - Hazem Mostafa Kamal , AU - Mostafa Mohammed Ali Abdllatif , AU - Waleed Abbass Abdelaal , TI - Cranioplasty of calvarial skull defects : : A comparative study between using three dimensional custom-made cranioprostheses versus hand-made bone cement in restoring skull configuration / PY - 2018/// CY - Cairo : PB - Amr Fathi Gomaa Hamad , KW - Bone cement KW - Cranioplasy KW - Custom-made implant N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Neurosurgery; Issued also as CD N2 - Cranioplasty is a reconstructive procedure used to restore skull configuration. optimal skull reconstruction is a challenge for neurosurgeons, and the strategy used to achieve the best result remains a topic of debate. the most common causes leading to calvarial skull defects include: depressed fractures of the skull, decompressive craniectomies (DC), tumor infiltration of calvarial bones, congenital deformities and inflammatory lesions. Many types of materials are allowed. The subject of this study is to compare the outcome of two different manufacturing processes in reconstruction of calvarial skull defects by using 3D custom-made cranioprostheses versus hand-made bone cement implants UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -