Bone flap preservation after decompressive craniectomy-experience with 55 cases

Neurology India

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-292

  Krishnan, Prasad ^a   Bhattacharyya, Asis ^a   Sil, Kaushik ^a,b   De, Rahul ^a  

^a National Neurosciences Centre   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Bone flap; Subgaleal pocket

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALVARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOPLASTY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISSECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOLYSIS; SKIN FLAP; SKIN INCISION; SKIN NECROSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 33748430497     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.27156     Document Type: Article

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