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ArticleNeurotrauma reports2025

Gap Expansion Between Cranial Bone and Polyether Ether Ketone Implant in Cranioplasty of Pediatric Patients after Decompressive Craniectomy at Follow-up.

Chuanwei Wang, Chen Yang, Runlu Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Yanzhao Wang, Liping Ning, Guoran Du, Zhaoxi Sang, Shilei Ni, Xingang Li and 1 more

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Chuanwei WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3431-6508
Chen YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Runlu ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yuan ZhangClinical Epidemiology Unit, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yanzhao WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Liping NingRehabilitation Department, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Guoran DuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qingyun People's Hospital, Dezhou, China.
Zhaoxi SangDepartment of Neurosurgery, People's Hospital of Chiping District, Liaocheng, China.
Shilei NiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xingang LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Jie GongShandong Key Laboratory of Brain Health and Function Remodeling, Jinan, China.

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Abstract

This study aimed to explore the experience and complications of cranioplasty (CP) with polyether ether ketone (PEEK) in pediatric and adolescent patients after decompressive craniectomy (DC). A total of 62 children (aged <18 years) with cranial bone defects due to DC underwent CP with a custom-made PEEK at our department between January 2018 and April 2023. The clinical characteristics, radiological features, surgical conditions, postoperative complications, and follow-up results of these patients were analyzed retrospectively. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression were used to analyze data. The age of the patients ranged from 2 to 17 years. The follow-up periods ranged from 12 to 70 months. Six patients experienced subcutaneous fluid accumulation (9.7%), five experienced epidural fluid accumulation (8.1%), and two experienced scalp inflammation (3.2%), which all were cured before discharge. Seven patients experienced bone gap expansion at the interface between the cranial bone and PEEK during follow-up (11.3%). Univariate analysis showed that DC-CP time interval (<3 months) and age were two influencing factors. Multivariate analysis revealed that age was the most important factor (

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adolescencechildrencranioplastypediatricspolyether ether ketone

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