Use of hinge craniotomy for cerebral decompression: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 678-682

  Schmidt III, John H ^a   Reyes, Bernardo J ^b,c   Fischer, Roopan ^a   Flaherty, Sarah K ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CCI   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniotomy; Head trauma; Hinge; Intracranial pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548831667     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS-07/09/0678     Document Type: Article

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