CRANIOPLASTY: AN OVERVIEW OF TECHNIQUES AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN IMPLANT DESIGN. CURRENT STATE OF THE ISSUE
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This review aims to analyze modern techniques and materials used in reconstructive neurosurgical interventions.Abstract
Despite the lack of unified statistical data on the number of patients with cranial bone defects of various etiologies, the issue of reconstructive neurosurgical interventions remains highly relevant. Cranial bone defects not only cause cosmetic imperfections and associated psychological challenges but can also lead to neurological functional impairments.
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