2024
Surface modification of PEEK implants for craniofacial reconstruction and aesthetic augmentation—fiction or reality?
Kauke-Navarro M, Knoedler L, Knoedler S, Deniz C, Safi A. Surface modification of PEEK implants for craniofacial reconstruction and aesthetic augmentation—fiction or reality? Frontiers In Surgery 2024, 11: 1351749. PMID: 38481611, PMCID: PMC10936457, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1351749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCraniofacial surgeryReduce complicationsCraniofacial reconstructionPatient-specific PEEK implantsPolyetheretherketone implantPolyetheretherketone patient-specific implantSystematic reviewPEEK implantsPatient-specific implantsFacial augmentationImplant failureClinical evaluationReconstructive surgerySurgeryComplicationsHuman studiesImaging modalitiesAesthetic surgeryClinical applicationLong-term studiesImplantationImplant materialsImplantologyPromote osseointegrationImprove osseointegration
2018
Clinical evaluation of non-syndromic scaphocephaly surgically corrected with the procedure of total vertex craniectomy
Kreppel M, Kauke M, Safi AF, Grandoch A, Pocek-Behn N, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J. Clinical evaluation of non-syndromic scaphocephaly surgically corrected with the procedure of total vertex craniectomy. Journal Of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2018, 46: 1465-1469. PMID: 29960814, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2018.05.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime of surgeryStandardized operative techniqueSingle-surgeon approachMonths of ageReoperation rateMajor complicationsCorrective surgeryMean durationClinical evaluationSurgical correctionSurgical methodsOperative techniqueWhitaker scoreRetrospective evaluationSurgeon's approachCraniectomyAesthetic outcomeYoung individualsMonthsPatientsSurgeryScaphocephalyCategory IVCategory IOutcomesClinical Evaluation of Standardized Fronto-Orbital Advancement for Correction of Isolated Trigonocephaly
Safi AF, Kreppel M, Grandoch A, Kauke M, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J. Clinical Evaluation of Standardized Fronto-Orbital Advancement for Correction of Isolated Trigonocephaly. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2018, 29: 72-75. PMID: 29040150, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFronto-orbital advancementClinical outcomesPatient cohortWhitaker scoreLow complication rateMean operation timeTreatment-naive childrenPostoperative complicationsComplication rateMajor complicationsCorrective surgeryDural tearRetrospective studySubdural hematomaMean ageClinical evaluationInclusion criteriaFronto-orbital advancement proceduresClinical successFrontoorbital advancementPatientsMorphological outcomesTrigonocephalyOperation timeAdvancement procedure