Man hospitalized with titanium piece exposed on his head

Today (March 30), the Department of Neurosurgery, Vietnam – Sweden Hospital Uong Bi, Quang Ninh said that it had just received a NVT patient (64 years old, residing in Quang Yen town) who was hospitalized with an open Titanium plate on the skull. . 10 years ago, Mr. T. had a history of surgery for traumatic brain injury and was transplanted with Titanium plate.

About 2 years ago, the surgical site of Mr. T.’s skull was inflamed and partially open the graft. During one time Mr. T. was working, the Titanium graft got caught in the clothesline, causing the graft to pop out of the scalp, and the excess skin was pushed to one side. However, Mr. T. did not go to the doctor.

On March 18, while driving a motorbike, Mr. T fell and was taken to the hospital by people. The doctors conducted an examination, indicated surgery to remove the graft and cut the excess skin mass for the patient.

Mr. T. with an open Titanium plate on his skull

According to doctors, Titanium plate is a medical material that is grafted into the skull for people with craniofacial defects due to many causes (such as traumatic brain injury, post-surgery brain diseases, etc.). This sheet acts as a shield to protect the patient’s skull from external agents.

The doctor said that Mr. T’s case is very rare and dangerous. For patients who have a titanium skull graft, as soon as there are signs of pus leakage, bleeding, and graft exposure, they need to be re-examined immediately. At that time, the patient has many potential risks such as infection, complications of meningitis, encephalitis.

Pham Cong