Reconstruction for diverse fronto-orbital defects with computer-assisted designed and computer-assisted manufactured PEEK implants in one-stage operation: Case reports

In this study, we report 2 cases with fronto-orbital defects of different etiologies in one-stage surgical reconstruction with polyetheretherketone (PEEK) prosthesis using computer-assisted design and computer-assisted manufactured (CAD–CAM) techniques. Patient concerns: One patient was a 49-year-old man, who admitted with a depressed and comminuted fracture in the left fronto-orbital region as a result of a motor vehicle collision. The other patient was a 45-year-old woman who was hospitalized with an unexpected diagnosis of a fronto-orbital bone tumor during a head CT examination in a minor traumatic brain injury. None of them had a significant past medical history. Diagnoses: The first patient's head computed tomography (CT) showed multiple depressed comminuted fractures in the right fronto-orbital region with localized frontal lobe contusion, and the diagnosis was clear when combined with the mechanism of traumatic head injuries. The second patient's head CT and magnetic resonance image suggested a right lateral orbital neoplastic lesion that distorted peripheral bone, the postoperative pathological examination demonstrated an osteoma with fibromatous hyperplasia, and thus the women's diagnosis was confirmed. Interventions: A three-dimensional image of both patients’ skull bone were collected from a high-resolution CT. A virtual surgical planning for lesion excision and defect remodeling based on CAD–CAM techniques was undertaken, and than the r...
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research