Question 1

i had a craniotomy. for the past several months it feels like the bone flap is eroding what can cause this?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: Recommend discussion with your surgeon, as it would be rather unusual for a bone flap to erode.  You need to explore why you are experiencing unusual feelings and whether this relates to structural changes at the prior operative site.

Question 2

if you have no bone flap in your head and awaiting surgery, can you fly in medevac?

Accepted Answer

Most likely: You mean you have defect in your skull waiting staged procedure, to fill the gap in the skull, if it is the problem, then you must clear with your neurosurgeon,  most likely he will not allow, for fear of injury to brain.

Question 3

my 16 months baby boy needs rt cranioplasty for the frontotemporal bone , what is the best material of chioce , acryclic or split thickness bone flap.

Accepted Answer

Cranioplasty: There is less chance of infection with acrylic resin rather than split thickness bone flap.

Question 4

bone flap reattachment after brain surgery, wires vs plates, differences?

Accepted Answer

I am not sure: I am not sure.  Lets see if someone else with expertise in neurosurgery will answer your question.

Question 5

after brain surgery, how's the bone flap replaced? what materials are usually used to reattach it? can it be glued back? dissolvable stitches?

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Varies...: The bone flap can be reattached using plates, sutures, or wires. For a nice description of brain surgery, see:

http://www.Hopkinsmedicine.Org/neurology_neurosurgery/specialty_areas/brain_tumor/treatment/surgery/craniotomy.Html.

Question 6

had a decompressive craniectomy due to bleeding in the brain while traveling. apart from headaches, issue was not diagnosed in the us definitively. i'm thinking of doing bone flap in 30 days and then travel. any other issues that i should think?

Accepted Answer

: Sorry, we do not have enough clinical info to give you a sound advice. Please check with your neurosurgeon for more appropriate advice.

Question 7

does the dent from burr holes after brain surgery ever go away? what about from bone flap reattachment? do scars ever disappear completely?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Usually if there is a burr hole, there is some sort of 'dent' if a plate was not used over the hole.  In skinny patients this can be prominent.  However, hair usually grows there and one can no longer see it but can still feel it.  The scar doesn't go away completely. All the best!

Question 8

what materials are used in bone replacement surgeries?

Accepted Answer

Bone replacement: Depends on what area has to be replaced.

Question 9

i have bone on bone partially so they're suggesting a partial bone replacement. at 82 years old i don't want any operation ..is there something less invasive? thk u?

Accepted Answer

: Where? When you post on this site the more detail you provide the more likely we are to provide an answer. There are hundreds of joints linking the 206 bones in the body. Your post does not say where. Even without the benefit of a medical history and other factors the basic response would need a location. You are welcome to start over. Posts are not linked so each must have all data.

Question 10

what bone replacement parts need to be replaced over a lifetime?

Accepted Answer

Every thing: If you live long enough, or work hard enough this material follow the law of wear and tear.

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A member asked:

I had a craniotomy. for the past several months it feels like the bone flap is eroding what can cause this?

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If you have no bone flap in your head and awaiting surgery, can you fly in medevac?

A member asked:

My 16 months baby boy needs rt cranioplasty for the frontotemporal bone , what is the best material of chioce , acryclic or split thickness bone flap.

A member asked:

Bone flap reattachment after brain surgery, wires vs plates, differences?

A member asked:

After brain surgery, how's the bone flap replaced? what materials are usually used to reattach it? can it be glued back? dissolvable stitches?

A member asked:

Had a decompressive craniectomy due to bleeding in the brain while traveling. apart from headaches, issue was not diagnosed in the us definitively. i'm thinking of doing bone flap in 30 days and then travel. any other issues that i should think?

A member asked:

Does the dent from burr holes after brain surgery ever go away? what about from bone flap reattachment? do scars ever disappear completely?

A member asked:

What materials are used in bone replacement surgeries?

A member asked:

I have bone on bone partially so they're suggesting a partial bone replacement. at 82 years old i don't want any operation ..is there something less invasive? thk u?

A member asked:

What bone replacement parts need to be replaced over a lifetime?

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