Temporal bone dissection for neurosurgery residents: identifying the essential concepts and fundamental techniques for success

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-98

  Duckworth, Edward A M ^a   Silva, Fernando E ^a   Chandler, James P ^a   Batjer, H Hunt ^a   Zhao, Jin cheng ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Mastoidectomy; Neurosurgical training; Surgical technique; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; DRILL; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MASTOID; NEUROSURGERY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SAFETY; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SKULL BASE; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL BONE;

DISSECTION; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEUROSURGERY; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 36549055615     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.07.054     Document Type: Article

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