A STABLE POSITIONING FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING LARGE CALVARIAL EXPOSURE FOR SURGICAL-CORRECTION OF CRANIAL SYNOSTOSIS

Authors
BEHNKE J MURSCH K LUHR HG MARKAKIS E
Citation
J. Behnke et al., A STABLE POSITIONING FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING LARGE CALVARIAL EXPOSURE FOR SURGICAL-CORRECTION OF CRANIAL SYNOSTOSIS, Acta neurochirurgica, 138(9), 1996, pp. 1099-1102
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Acta neurochirurgica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00016268
Volume
138
Issue
9
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1099 - 1102
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-6268(1996)138:9<1099:ASPFPR>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We present a simple and elegant method of positioning the child's head for repair of craniosynostosis. The Sugita head holder allows large e xposure of the calvarium with little risk of injury, dislocation or ex tensive blood loss caused by venous compression. We operated upon 37 p atients (age range between 3 and 132 months, median age 7 months) and did not observe any complication or lesion caused by positioning.