Retrograde dissection of the temporalis muscle preventing muscle atrophy for pterional craniotomy. Technical note.
A procedure for preventing muscle atrophy in pterional craniotomy by temporalis muscle dissection is described, along with anatomical considerations. The inferior to superior dissection of the temporalis muscle is a very simple technique and is less invasive than other approaches.
Oikawa
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Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Mizuno
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Muraoka
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Kobayashi
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D003399:Craniotomy; D004210:Dissection; D006801:Humans; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*