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Surgical Neurology International
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Editor: James I. Ausman, MD, PhD University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Original Article
Timing of cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy for trauma Mark P. Piedra, Andrew N. Nemecek, Brian T. Ragel Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon E‑mail: Mark P. Piedra -
[email protected]; Andrew N. Nemecek -
[email protected]; *Brian T. Ragel ‑
[email protected] *Corresponding author Received: 01 October 13 Accepted: 31 January 14 Published: 25 February 14 This article may be cited as: Piedra MP, Nemecek AN, Ragel BT. Timing of cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy for trauma. Surg Neurol Int 2014;5:25. Available FREE in open access from: http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com/text.asp?2014/5/1/25/127762 Copyright: © 2014 Piedra MP. This is an open‑access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract Background: The optimal timing of cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy for trauma is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine if early cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy for trauma reduces complications. Methods: Consecutive cases of patients who underwent autologous cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy for trauma at a single Level I Trauma Center were studied in a retrospective 10 year data review. Associations of categorical variables were compared using Chi‑square test or Fisher’s exact test. Results: A total of 157 patients were divided into early (
