Objective: To clarify the clinical outcomes of cranioplasty with cryopreserved bone flaps and identify risk factors related to bone flap infection and resorption after cranioplasty with cryopreserved bone flaps. Methods: A total of 946 patients (989 bone flaps) underwent decompressive craniectomy and delayed cranioplasty via the use of cryopreserved autogenous cranial bone flaps. Cranial bone flaps were removed during the initial craniectomy and reserved in liquid nitrogen (-196°C) with dimethyl sulfoxide as a cryoprotectant. Cranioplasty subsequently was performed once the brain injury had healed. Data regarding complications and clinical outcomes were recorded and the potential risk factors were analyzed. Results: Data from 960 flaps were available for analysis. The overall complication rate was 15.83% (152 of 960). Bone resorption occurred in 42 flaps in 37 patients (4.38%). The bone flaps resorption rate was greater in patients ≤18 years than in patients >18 years (9.38% vs. 3.61%, P < 0.05). Cryopreservation for more than 365 days tended to result in a greater bone resorption rate (6.88% vs. 2.92%, P < 0.01). Skull bone grafts infection occurred in 39 flaps in 34 patients (4.06%). The bone graft infection rate was greater in emergency craniectomy cases (8.81% vs. 2.59%, P < 0.01) and in patients with diabetes (10.53% vs. 3.07%, P < 0.01). Conclusions: Cryopreservation of autologous cranial bone flaps is safe and effective for cranioplasty. Cranioplasty with cryopreserved autologous cranial bone flaps should be performed no more than 1 year after craniectomy. Emergency craniectomy and patients with diabetes require special attention.

Autogenous bone graft; Bone infection; Cranioplasty; Cryopreservation; Skull defect.

Ming-Chao Fan, Qiao-Ling Wang, Peng Sun, Shu-Hua Zhan, Pin Guo, Wen-Shuai Deng, Qian Dong

Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China. Community Medical Service Center of Zhenjiang Street, North City District, Qingdao, China. Department of Neurosurgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China. Electronic address: fanmcchina@126.com. Department of Neurosurgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China. Department of Pediatric Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.

World Neurosurg

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2018

自体颅骨

29107719

10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.112