Gopal Venu, Ganesh Praveen, Nagarjuna Muralidhara, Kumar Kiran, Shetty Samarth, Salins Paul C
Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center, Narayana Health City, Bommasandra Industrial Estate, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Fellow Student, Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center, Narayana Health City, Bommasandra Industrial Estate, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
J Oral Biol Craniofac Res. 2015 May-Aug;5(2):75-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2015.04.004. Epub 2015 Jun 1.
To fabricate a cost effective, indigenous and simple orthotics helmet for post-operative cranial molding in patients with craniosynostosis surgery.
We present a case of 15 month old infant with secondary cranial vault deformity. Cranial vault remodeling surgery involving the posterior skull was planned and executed to increase the posterior gap, so that brain growth would be facilitated towards this empty space. Materials such as thermoplastic sponge, thermoplastic ionomer resin sheet, soft sponge and Velcro straps are used to fabricate a cranial orthotics helmet.
We have successfully used the above materials to fabricate the orthotics helmet for post-operative cranial molding.
The technique described in this article is simple and cost effective. It can be custom made according to the demands of the surgical technique and the type of synostosis. It favors an individualistic prognosis, and proves worthwhile as every synostosis requires a unique treatment plan. It is an excellent adjuvant to craniosynostosis remodeling surgery.
制造一种经济高效、国产化且简易的矫形头盔，用于颅缝早闭手术患者术后的颅骨塑形。
我们展示了一例15个月大患有继发性颅穹窿畸形的婴儿病例。计划并实施了涉及后颅骨的颅穹窿重塑手术，以增加后间隙，从而促进大脑向该空隙生长。使用热塑性海绵、热塑性离聚物树脂片、软海绵和尼龙搭扣带等材料制作了一个颅骨矫形头盔。
我们已成功使用上述材料制作出用于术后颅骨塑形的矫形头盔。
本文所述技术简单且经济高效。它可根据手术技术要求和颅缝早闭类型定制。它有利于个性化预后，并且由于每种颅缝早闭都需要独特的治疗方案，所以证明是值得的。它是颅缝早闭重塑手术的一种出色辅助手段。
