title: Bridged craniotomy for stable fixation of a bone flap. Technical note.
abstract: Postoperative depression of the bone flap is a common and bothersome problem in craniotomies. In this paper, a simple technique to avoid this deformity is described. The key to this technique is to leave uncut a part of each osteotomy approximately 5 mm in width as a "bridge" to the bone flap, which is then subsequently cut with the aid of a chisel. This technique provides stable fixation of the bone flap and satisfactory cosmetic results with little additional operating time.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Ochiai
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Okuhata
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Yoshimoto
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Nagai
mesh_terms: D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps