A simple fail-safe method for the harvesting of cranial bone.

Zins, J E; Weinzweig, N; Hahn, J · Plast Reconstr Surg · 1995

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Abstract

The technique of cranial bone graft harvesting with the sagittal saw is described. With this technique regular bone grafts of any size can be obtained. Bone-graft size dictates the technique to be used. Small grafts (less than 3.0 cm in shortest dimension) are harvested in situ, while larger grafts are harvested by formal craniectomy.

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