Removal of symptomatic craniofacial titanium hardware following craniotomy Case series and review》.pdf

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management 2 (2015) 115–119 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management journal homepage: w ww . i n a t- j o u rn a l . c o m Case Reports Case Series (CRP) Removal of symptomatic craniofacial titanium hardware following , ☆ ☆☆ craniotomy: Case series and review ⁎ Sheri K. Palejwala , Jesse Skoch, G. Michael Lemole Jr. University of Arizona, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Tucson, AZ, USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Titanium craniofacial hardware has become commonplace for reconstruction and bone flap fixation following Received 22 April 2014 craniotomy. Complications of titanium hardware include palpability, visibility, infection, exposure, pain, and Revised 1 April 2015 hardware malfunction, which can necessitate hardware removal. We describe three patients who underwent Accepted 5 April 2015 craniofacial reconstruction following craniotomies for trauma with post-operative courses complicated by medically intractable facial pain. All three patients subsequently underwent removal of the symptomatic Keywords: Cranial fixation craniofacial titanium hardware and experienc