Reconstruction of the temporalis muscle for pterional and cranio-orbital craniotomies

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 524-529

  Bowles Jr , Alfred P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranio orbital craniotomy; Operative technique; Temporalis approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TISSUE FLAP;

CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; ORBIT; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0344718118     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(99)00112-3     Document Type: Article

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