Decompressive hinge craniectomy with linear durotomies for ischemic stroke: a pilot study.
Almir Ferreira de AndradeSaul Almeida da SilvaRicardo Ferrareto IglesioVitor Salviato NespoliGustavo Sousa NoletoJoão Paulo Motta TellesManoel Jacobsen TeixeiraEberval Gadelha FigueiredoPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2021)
We present a modified technique of hinge craniectomy with linear vertical and horizontal durotomies, which seems to have reduced operative time and mortality compared to classical decompressive craniotomy, although the difference was not statistically significant.