Efficacy and safety of early cranioplasty, at least within 1 month

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 203-207

  Chun, Hyoung Joon ^a   Yi, Hyeong Joong ^a  

^a Hanyang University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Craniectomy; cranioplasty; early

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551593014     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181f753bd     Document Type: Article

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