The GETA technique: a novel technique protecting the dura against the distractors for early cranial expansion

Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Marie AokiKazuo Kishi

Abstract

Posterior cranial vault distraction profoundly enlarges intracranial volume. To perform this procedure during the first year of life, the cranium is too thin to fix the distractors. Sometimes, the screws penetrate the bone, which risks scratching the dura during distraction. To solve this problem, we developed an implant fixation technique using bioabsorbable screws and plates, and named it the GETA technique. In cases in which the bone is thinner than the screws, a resorbable sheet is placed between the bone and the dura to protect the dura from the tips of the screws. We used this technique for cranial distraction in four patients, with satisfactory results and without complications. The technique described here allows craniofacial surgeons to fix the distractors without injuring the dura.

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Dec 6, 2008·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Nicholas WhiteHiroshi Nishikawa
Feb 3, 2011·Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery·Derek M SteinbacherScott P Bartlett
Aug 9, 2012·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Eric ArnaudFederico Di Rocco

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Feb 11, 2016·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Federico Di RoccoCarmine Mottolese
Nov 13, 2018·The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery·Chie IidaKazuo Kishi
Mar 9, 2019·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Leonid SataninNiina Salokorpi
May 26, 2021·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Niina SalokorpiWilly Serlo

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