title: The use of the Mayfield headrest to perform retinal surgery in the prone position.
abstract: A Mayfield neurosurgical headrest positioned at the end of a standard operating room table may be utilized to achieve the prone positioning necessary to perform certain types of ophthalmic procedures, such as the unfolding of the inverted flap of a giant retinal break. We describe the technique of employing this readily available headrest.
mesh_terms: D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011187:Posture; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications