title: Isocentric head fixation for microscopic neurosurgery.
abstract: The significance of isocentering in head fixation during micro-neurosurgery is described. The approach angle to the lesion could be changeable without adjusting the focus and placement of the operating microscope by rotating the head holder when the lesion is fixed at the isocenter of the rotatable.
authors: Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Asashi, Matsumoto, Japan. okudera@hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Okudera
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Hongo
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Nitta
mesh_terms: D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*