Scanning electron microscopic surface analysis of cryoconserved skull bone after decompressive craniectomy |
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Authors: | Thomas Beez Martin Sabel Sebastian Alexander Ahmadi Kerim Beseoglu Hans-Jakob Steiger Michael Sabel |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Heinrich-Heine-Universit?t, Düsseldorf, Germany 2. Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany
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Abstract: | Bone flaps removed during decompressive craniectomy are commonly frozen at ?80 °C and stored until cranioplasty. Histological integrity and regenerative capacity have been shown for cryoconserved bone. The effects of cryoconservation on the surface structure are unknown, although these might cause mechanical instability or facilitate bacterial adhesion. This study evaluates the surface structure of cryoconserved bone by scanning electron microscopy. Five patients were identified who could not receive their autologous bone flaps after decompressive craniectomy. These redundant bone specimens were obtained after cryoconservation for 6–8 months and the outer surface was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. We found varying surface structures which did not correlate with any variables, such as patient age, gender or duration of freezing, and probably reflect physiological interindividual variation. Pathological findings, such as microscopic crack formation, were not observed. Cryoconservation for up to 8 months does not appear to alter the surface structure of skull bone on scanning electronic microscopy. |
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