The successful use of a bespoke OssDsign cranial plate to reconstruct an occipital defect following excision of a recurrent epithelioid sarcoma(vol 24, page 71, year 2020)

A cranioplasty has a number of known associated complications including infection for non-biological implants and bone flap resorption where autologous grafts are used. In recent years, bioactive ceramic cranial implants have been developed as a new reconstructive option. The OssDsign cranial plate (OssDsign AB, Uppsala, Sweden) was first introduced in 2010 and consists of an interconnected mosaic of hydroxyapatite tiles mounted onto a 3D-printed titanium mesh. Each tile is composed of a monetite, beta-calcium pyrophosphate, beta-tricalcium phosphate and brushite compound designed to mimic the process of coupled bone formation once implanted.