Complications of cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy: Analysis of 62 cases

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Reid Gooch, M ^a   Gin, Greg E ^a   Kenning, Tyler J ^a   German, John W ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral decompression; Cranial reconstruction; Craniectomy; Cranioplasty; Intracranial hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68949085149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.FOCUS0962     Document Type: Article

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