Predictors of cranioplasty complications in stroke and trauma patients.

Conclusions Cranioplasty complications are common. Cranioplasty infection rates are predicted by reoperation following craniectomy and therapeutic indication (stroke). These variables may be associated with patient-centered risk factors that increase cranioplasty infection risk. PMID: 23394335 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - February 8, 2013 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Walcott BP, Kwon CS, Sheth SA, Fehnel CR, Koffie RM, Asaad WF, Nahed BV, Coumans JV Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research