Inion Not a Reliable Landmark of the Torcula in Posterior Fossa Craniotomies

Background: Sub-occipital craniotomies are used in surgical approaches into the posterior cranial fossa. The inion is used as an extracranial landmark of the torcula in burr hole placement. However, inadvertent damage to the torcula and the related sinuses due to variant intracranial location of the...

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Main Authors: Elisha Harry Otieno, Philip Mwachaka, Paul Odula, Isaac Cheruiyot, Jeremiah Munguti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Surgical Society of Kenya 2020-09-01
Series:The Annals of African Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/torcula-is-not-a-reliable-landmark