Doctors replace part of McKinney teen’s skull after car crash that nearly killed him
A McKinney teenager is thankful to be back to living a normal life after a head injury nearly killed him in a car crash over spring break. “Neurosurgeons in Alabama saved his life by removing a portion of his skull, allowing the brain to swell and then heal,” said Dr. Shaad Bidwala, a neurosurgeon at Baylor Scott and White in Dallas.
For two months, Dutton needed to wear a helmet to protect his brain where his skull was missing. “When I looked in the mirror, it looked like there was a crater in my head,” he said. Doctors saved the piece of bone that was removed. But since a skull can’t be sterilized in high temperatures, Dutton needed a replacement. “They were able to reconstruct a piece of bone that would fit exactly on Trevor’s defect,” Dr. Bidwala said. According to Nancy Hairston, the founder and president of MedCAD®, the replacement is made out of a material called PEEK, which is a light biomedical plastic.
On Wednesday, Dutton met Hairston to thank her. “We do hundreds of cases a year. First time a patient has said we want to thank you personally,” she said. I’ve thought about how cool it would be to have a patient come back” Dutton is now fully recovered from his extensive injuries. He’s also thankful to be alive.
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