1Associate Professor of Surgery, Head of Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Illinois, Abraham Lincoln College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Abstract
Victims of vehicle accidents sustaining bone loss or bony deformities of the forehead present special problems in their initial management as well as subsequent reconstruction. Of the various materials currently available for reconstruction of bony frontal deformities, bone cement (methylmethacrylate) has been judged to be superior in its simplicity, reliability and aesthetic potential. Biologic characteristics, advantages and the hazards in using the material are presented.