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. 1996 Feb;84(2):297-9.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1996.84.2.0297.

Retrograde dissection of the temporalis muscle preventing muscle atrophy for pterional craniotomy. Technical note

S Oikawa  1 , M Mizuno, S Muraoka, S Kobayashi
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Retrograde dissection of the temporalis muscle preventing muscle atrophy for pterional craniotomy. Technical note

S Oikawa et al. J Neurosurg. 1996 Feb.

Abstract

A procedure for preventing muscle atrophy in pterional craniotomy by temporalis muscle dissection is described, along with anatomical considerations. The inferior to superior dissection of the temporalis muscle is a very simple technique and is less invasive than other approaches.

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