Efficacy of dural tenting sutures

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 180-184

  Winston, Ken R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication of craniotomy; Cranial suture; Dural tenting suture; Epidural hematoma; Epidural hemostasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032698708     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.2.0180     Document Type: Article

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