Placement of silicone sheeting at decompressive craniectomy to prevent adhesions at cranioplasty

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-76

  Bulters, Diederik ^a   Belli, Antonio ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cranioplasty; Decompressive craniectomy; Silicone

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOPLASTY; DURA MATER; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DURA MATER; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SILICONES; TEMPORAL MUSCLE; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77149123373     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688690903506135     Document Type: Article

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