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. 2013 Feb 20;5:19–24. doi: 10.4137/JCNSD.S11106

Table 1.

Background data of each patient showing primary disease affecting left or right hemisphere, largest craniectomy diameter, the reason why cranioplasty with a prefabricated implant was performed, and complications to the cranioplasty procedure.

Case Age Sex Primary disease Location Size (mm) Reason for cranioplasty Complication
1 65 F SAH R 138 Infection None
2 29 M SAH R 149 Infection None
3 45 M MCA inf. L 132 Infection None
4 55 F SAH L 115 Infection None
5 54 F SAH L 153 Bone resorption None
6 58 M Meningeoma R 103 Infection Epidural hematoma
7 76 M Meningeoma L 104 Infection None
8 39 M MCA inf. L 130 Infection None
9 50 M Meningeoma R 129 Infection None
10 38 M MCA inf. R 136 Own cranium unsuitable None
11 58 M ASDH L 137 Own cranium missing None
12 34 F Meningeoma L 114 Infection None
13 75 F Meningeoma L 76 Infection None

Notes: Own cranium unsuitable = failure to replace the patient’s bone graft. Own cranium missing = primary operation performed abroad and the removed cranium after hemicraniectomy was not sent with the patient back to Norway.

Abbreviations: ASDH, acute subdural hematoma; f, female; l, left; M, male; MCA inf., middle cerebral artery infarction; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage; r, right.