Aesthetic issues in neurosurgery: A protocol to improve cosmetic outcome in cranial surgery

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-77

  Frati, Alessandro ^a,b   Pichierri, Angelo ^c   Esposito, Vincenzo ^a   Frati, Riccardo ^d   Delfini, Roberto ^c   Cantore, Giampaolo ^a   Bastianello, Stefano ^b   Santoro, Antonio ^c  

^a IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^b C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d Highgate Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthetic impact; Neuronavigation; Neurosurgery; Temporal muscle; Titanium plates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE DEFORMATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SKIN DEFECT; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33845457153     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-006-0050-8     Document Type: Article

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