Outcomes of cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy in the pediatric population: A systematic review

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 120-125

  Rocque, Brandon G ^a   Amancherla, Kaushik ^b   Lew, Sean M ^c   Lam, Sandi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone resorption; Complications; Cranioplasty; Decompressive craniectomy; Infection; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOPLASTY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SKULL DEFECT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SKULL; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881231708     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.4.PEDS12605     Document Type: Article

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