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ArticleRegenerative biomaterials2018

Application of osteoinductive calcium phosphate ceramics in children's endoscopic neurosurgery: report of five cases.

Jia Wei, Hufei Qian, Yu Liu, Jiangang Liu, Rui Zhao, Xiao Yang, Xiangdong Zhu, Ruoping Chen, Xingdong Zhang

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Article in Regenerative biomaterials, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Jia WeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China and.
Hufei QianDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China and.
Yu LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China and.
Jiangang LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China and.
Rui ZhaoNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiao YangNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiangdong ZhuNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3818-7419
Ruoping ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China and.
Xingdong ZhangNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNSichuan University · CN

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Abstract

This work aimed at investigating the possibility and effectiveness of osteoinductive calcium phosphate (CaP) ceramics to close the drilled skull holes and prevent the postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaking in children's endoscopic neurosurgery. Five children patients (four boys and one girl, 3- to 8-years old) underwent the surgery, in which the endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) was operated in four cases of hydrocephalus, and biopsy and ETV were both performed in one case of pineal tumor. The drilled skull holes were filled with the commercial osteoinductive CaP ceramics. The patients were followed up by CT scan at 1, 7 days, 3 and 6 months postoperatively. All the five cases were successful, and the holes were closed well after filled with the ceramics. The follow-up survey showed that no CSF leaking or rejection reaction was found. The CT scan indicated that the drilled holes began healing at 7 days postoperatively, and a relatively complete healing happened at 6 months postoperatively. The excellent ability of the CaP ceramics to induce bone regeneration was also confirmed by repairing the skull defects in a monkey model. The results of μ-CT and histological analysis showed that a bony structure with irregular array occurred at the defect area, and the newly formed bone volume density reached 65.7%. In conclusion, the osteoinductive CaP ceramics could be an ideal material to treat the drilled skull holes in children's endoscopic neurosurgery and prevent CSF leaking afterwards. However, further investigation with more cases and longer follow-up was required to evaluate the clinical effect.

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bone healingCSF leakingneuroendoscopyosteoinductive CaP ceramicsskull holes

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