BACKGROUND: This procedure was done in order to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ethylcyanoacrylate as an adhesive for fixation of the bone flap. METHODS: One hundred consecutive craniotomies in patients older than 16 years in which the bone flap was fixed with ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate were studied. The osteosynthesis and any complications in all cases were followed clinically and radiologically for 3 months. RESULTS: Clinical and radiographic observation demonstrated that osteosynthesis was produced in 100% of the cases with no complications related to this procedure. CONCLUSION: This technique proved to be safe, fast, and easy to accomplish, with immediate stability of the bone flap and excellent cosmetic results.
BACKGROUND: This procedure was done in order to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ethylcyanoacrylate as an adhesive for fixation of the bone flap. METHODS: One hundred consecutive craniotomies in patients older than 16 years in which the bone flap was fixed with ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate were studied. The osteosynthesis and any complications in all cases were followed clinically and radiologically for 3 months. RESULTS: Clinical and radiographic observation demonstrated that osteosynthesis was produced in 100% of the cases with no complications related to this procedure. CONCLUSION: This technique proved to be safe, fast, and easy to accomplish, with immediate stability of the bone flap and excellent cosmetic results.
Authors: Evandro Pereira Palacio; Gilberto José Cação Pereira; Paulo Roberto de Almeida Silvares; Gabriel Guimarães Di Stasi; Caio de Andrade Staut; Trajano Sardenberg Journal: Rev Bras Ortop Date: 2017-12-06