Cranial bony decompressions in the management of head injuries: Decompressive craniotomy or craniectomy?

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 343-347

  Mezue, W C ^a   Ndubuisi, C ^b   Ohaegbulam, S C ^b   Chikani, M ^a   Erechukwu, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Craniectomy; Craniotomy; Trauma flap; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880071672     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.113459     Document Type: Article

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