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To assess the long-term outcomes of porous polyethylene cranioplasty in children with large cranial defects.

May 6, 2026The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Long-term Outcomes of Porous Polyethylene Cranioplasty for Large Cranial Defects in Children: Assessment of Clinical Results and Cranial Growth

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LCLiliana CamisonChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh LDLucas A. DvoracekBaylor College of Medicine MBMadeleine K. BruceChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh

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Clinical results show improvement in head circumference over time in children with large brain injuries, indicating cranioplasty is effective despite prior complications.

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To assess the long-term outcomes of porous polyethylene cranioplasty in children with large cranial defects.
Included patients with traumatic brain injury and failed autologous cranioplasty
Evaluated clinical results and cranial growth over a mean follow-up of 6.5 years
Analyzed head circumference and intracranial volume changes
Identified complications and growth patterns post-reconstruction.
Stable coverage and contour without complications in 25 patients
Head circumference increased in all patients, remaining within age-adjusted values
Intracranial volume changes did not always parallel head circumference changes
Notable growth patterns related to underlying brain injury rather than the reconstruction.

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Camison et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69faa2b504f884e66b53349b https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656261443448

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Clinical results show improvement in head circumference over time in children with large brain injuries, indicating cranioplasty is effective despite prior complications.

Long-term Outcomes of Porous Polyethylene Cranioplasty for Large Cranial Defects in Children: Assessment of Clinical Results and Cranial Growth

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Long-term Outcomes of Porous Polyethylene Cranioplasty for Large Cranial Defects in Children: Assessment of Clinical Results and Cranial Growth

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