title: Rivet-like titanium clamp fixation of cranial bone flaps during open magnetic resonance-guided neurosurgery.
abstract: A new implant technique for bone flap fixation after magnetic resonance image-guided neurosurgical procedures in the first vertical open 0.5T MRI scanner is described. Between May 1998 and December 1998 cranial bone flap refixation was performed in 20 patients using rivet-like titanium cranial bone flap fixation clamps. In all cases, a safe and solid refixation of the bone flap was achieved. Intraoperative and postoperative MRI quality was not influenced. Rivet-like titanium clamp bone fixation is a safe procedure which can be easily performed under the special circumstances during neurosurgical operations with interventional MRI.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trantakis
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Seifert
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium