Therefore, skull defects should not be sloppy at all. Patients with skull defects exceeding 3cm in diameter and without surgical contraindications should go to the hospital for skull repair in time. Only in this way can we better restore the closure and integrity of the cranial cavity, restore the stability of intracranial pressure and intracranial environment, and thus alleviate the skull defect syndrome.
However, in skull repair surgery, the quality of repair materials is a very important factor, so patients should not be careless. At present, titanium mesh and peek are mainly used in medicine. Peek or titanium alloy is more suitable for skull repair in neurosurgery? Many patients are struggling, in fact, as long as you compare carefully.
Let's talk about titanium mesh material first. Although it is much better than the earlier materials, it still has some shortcomings. For example, some patients are infected after operation and are sensitive and uncomfortable to the external cold and hot environment. The patient's scalp has cutting pain, which affects the medical examination after operation and the risk of material exposure. It can be seen from these that the material of titanium mesh is not ideal.
Let's talk about peek material, which is a very advanced polymer biomaterial. It is very good in hardness, stability, heat insulation and histocompatibility. It makes up for all kinds of shortcomings of titanium mesh material, and the postoperative repair effect is very good, which has become a new trend of skull repair materials. Mu Cangshan, director of traumatic neurosurgery in Beijing Aviation General Hospital, successfully used peek materials to treat patients. He constantly improved the upgrading technology and optimized the material design, and integrated the concept of cosmetic surgery to comprehensively carry out peek skull repair and plastic surgery. The clinical effect was good and the response was good.
Beijing Aviation General Hospital
Neurosurgery of traumatic cerebrovascular disease
Chief physician mu Cangshan
Expert clinic: every Wednesday morning
The above is the relevant answer about skull repair in neurosurgery. Which is more suitable, PEEK or titanium alloy? I hope it will help everyone. If you have any questions, you can also call the reservation hotline: 0 10-58554765.