Three-dimensional Custom-made Porous Polyethylene Cranioplasty in High-risk Terrain - Mono-institutional Prospective Study
Abstract
Cranioplasty is accompanied by a high incidence of complications. A common complication is surgical site infection with an incidence of 1.4-24.4%.
The optimal material for cranioplasty in terms of the incidence of infection remains unclear. Porous polyethylene is a modern material associated with a low risk of infection, but has not yet been included in meta-analyses.
The aim of our study was to verify the assumed low incidence of surgical site infection after porous polyethylene cranioplasty in a high-risk terrain.