Cranial bone fixation: Review of the literature and description of a new procedure

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 484-488

  Winston, Ken R ^a,b   Wang, Marjorie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial fixation; Cranial flap; Craniotomy

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; CRANIOTOMY; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 0042922743     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.99.3.0484     Document Type: Review

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