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Burr hole procedure

Known as: trephination procedure, burr holes, Trepannings 
The removal of a circular disk of the cranium.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2011
Review
2011
A review of trepanations in Anatolia with new cases
In this study, trepanations in ancient Anatolia were discussed from a historical perspective. Trepanations were studied in… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Do Targeted HIV Programs Improve Overall Care for Pregnant Women?: Antenatal Syphilis Management in Zambia Before and After Implementation of Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Programs
Background:The implementation of disease-specific research or service programs may have an ancillary beneficial or harmful impact… 
2003
2003
Trepanation:history, discovery, theory
This volume will look at the history of trepanation, the identification of skulls, the tools used to make the cranial openings… 
2000
2000
Effect of trephination on postoperative pain and swelling in symptomatic necrotic teeth.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this prospective, randomized, blinded study was to determine the effect of trephination on postoperative… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Quality management in the early treatment of patients with multiple injuries. II. Quality improvement guidelines
SummaryTo enhance the quality of treatment of patients with multiple injuries (blunt trauma), guidelines for the acute clinical… 
1993
1993
An Experimental Study Comparing Percutaneous Discectomy with Chemonucleolysis
The aim of this study was to assess the macroscopic and microscopic reaction of the intervertebral disc to discectomy with the… 
1990
1990
An improved closed cranial window technique for investigation of blood-brain barrier function and cerebral vasomotor control in the rat.
A modification of the closed cranial window technique for small laboratory animals is presented. The method facilitates… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Ocular infection with herpes simplex virus type 1: prevention of acute herpetic encephalitis by systemic administration of virus-specific antibody.
The effects of virus-specific antibody on the pathogenesis of infection due to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) following… 
1964
1964
CHRONIC VENOUS EPIDURAL HEMATOMA AT THE VERTEX.
The fact that epidural hemorrhage constitutes an immediate threat to life has been accepted since the early reports of Hill al… 
Highly Cited
1935
Highly Cited
1935
STERNAL MARROW ASPIRATED DURING LIFE: CYTOLOGY IN HEALTH AND IN DISEASE
Although the importance of studies of the bone marrow in hematologic disorders is well known, few examinations of the bone marrow… 
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