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Transosseous reconstruction of temporalis muscle for pterional craniotomy: technical note
A Brunori1, A DiBenedetto, F Chiappetta
1Division of Neurosurgery G. M. Lancisi, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery : MIN
|March 1, 1997
Abstract:
Temporalis muscle asymmetry is a bothersome complication of pterional craniotomy, resulting from atrophy, malposition, and unreliable fixation. The authors describe a simple, quick, and inexpensive technique to achieve firm, anatomic reapproximation of the temporalis muscle to its bone attachment.