A combination procedure with double C-shaped skin incision and dual-floor burr hole method to prevent skin erosion on the scalp and reduce postoperative skin complications in deep brain stimulation

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 178-184

  Park, Young Seok ^a,b   Kang, Jeong Han ^c   Kim, Hae Yu ^d   Kang, Dong Wan ^e   Chang, Won Seok ^a   Kim, Joo Pyung ^a   Chang, Jin Woo ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

^d Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Burr hole; Deep brain stimulation

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE C SHAPE SKIN INCISION; DUAL FLOOR BURR HOLE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PAIN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULSE GENERATOR; SCALP EROSION; SKIN INFECTION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREMOR; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCALP; SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREPHINING;

EID: 79954587387     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: 14230372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324903     Document Type: Article

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