title: Cranial bone flap fixation with microplates and screws: a new application technique. Technical note.
abstract: A new technique of microplates/screws application for bone flap refixation is described. The microplates are fitted into a shaped bone groove in such a way that the hardware is flush with the edges of the groove thus avoiding definite palpable scalp prominence of the skin under hairless portions of the scalp.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. dilorenzo@unifi.it
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Lorenzo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mouchaty
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shamsaldin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gallina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maleci
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium