title: Bone flap fixation: a new technique. Technical note.
abstract: A new fixation technique for bone flaps is described. This technique avoids the use of hardware external to the skull in hairless areas where it may prove unsightly in patients with a thin scalp. The insertion of pins into the middle table of the skull firmly fixes bone flaps at one edge, eliminating the need for external plates at that site.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85013-4496, USA.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Spetzler
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*