Cranioplasty optimal timing in cases of decompressive craniectomy after severe head injury: a systematic literature review

Cranioplasty optimal timing in cases of decompressive craniectomy after severe head injury: a systematic literature review

Object: Cranioplasty has been considered for several decades as a protective and cosmetic procedure. It has recently been postulated that cranioplasty may have a therapeutic role, and improve the patient’s functional outcome after decompressive craniectomy (DC). The appropriate timing for cranioplas...

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Main Authors: Anastasia Tasiou, Konstantinos Vagkopoulos, Iordanis Georgiadis, Alexandros G. Brotis, Haralampos Gatos, Kostas N. Fountas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Cranioplasty
Complication
Early
Head injury
Late
Outcome
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751914000292

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