Resumen

DIAZ FERNANDEZ, José Manuel  y  RODRIGUEZ ROMAN, Lázaro. Caracterización del injerto parietal. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 1996, vol.35, n.2. ISSN 0034-7493.

It was carried out a descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study of 22 patients in whom an autogenous parietal graft was used to reconstruct cranial defects at the Maxillofacial Surgery and Neurosurgery Department of the "Saturnino Lora" Clinical and Surgical Teaching Hospital, in Santiago de Cuba, from 1988 to 1991. The graft extraction method with division in situ was the most used and offered the best possibilities for reconstruction as regards form, volume and flexibility. Therefore, it is recommended for small and medium defects, particularly of the frontal region and adjacent areas, where contour and symmetry are the two fundamental aspects to be taken into consideration. The method of division in vitro was used to reconstruct large deformities, specially those in which the forehead was not included. The complications index was low

Palabras clave : SKULL [surgery]; TRANSPLANTATION; AUTOLOGOUS; PARIETAL BONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES.