Preservation of bone flaps in patients with postcraniotomy infections

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1203-1207

  Bruce, Jeffrey N ^a,b   Bruce, Samuel S ^a  

^a Coll Phys/Surgs Columbia Univ ^*  (United States)

^b NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone flap; Complication; Craniotomy; Postoperative infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; CRANIOTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PARANASAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOTHERAPY; RECURRENT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SKULL BASE; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0038188460     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.6.1203     Document Type: Article

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