[Indications for bone autografts and allografts in cranioplasties. Apropos of a series of 51 cases, 30 of them with follow-up].

Based on a series of 51 cranioplasties performed between 1978 and 1988 with follow-up of 30 cases, the authors define the respective indications for bone autografts and allografts. The various donor sites of autografts are reviewed, particularly in relation to the history of their use. Similarly, the history of the use of allografts is also reviewed and the various methods of sterilisation are considered. The authors review all of the literature on this subject and compare their results with those of other authors.