When the bone flap hits the floor.

Brian T. Jankowitz; Douglas S. Kondziolka

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When the bone flap hits the floor.

October 27, 2010

Jankowitz BT, Kondziolka DS. Neurosurgery. 2006;59(3):585-90; discussion 585-90.

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The authors discuss the incidence, treatment, and outcomes of cases involving errors that contaminate bone flaps during neurosurgery.

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