title: Bone flap preservation after decompressive craniectomy--experience with 55 cases.
abstract: We describe our experience with the previously described technique of preservation of the bone flap in a subgaleal pocket created over the intact side of the calvaria, discuss our experience of this method and review the literature to compare this method with other alternative techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Neurosciences Centre, Kolkata, 700 031, India.
authors.forename: Prasad
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: Asis Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
authors.forename: Kaushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sil
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012092:Replantation; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*